Storm reports for August 26, 2014

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On August 26, 2014, 19 hail, 50 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Cedar County, MO.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (19)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $558,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (69 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cedar County, MO (near El Dorado Spgs) · Hail 1.75″ · $250,000
  “Multiple cars were damaged with dents and car windows busted out in the town of El Dorado Springs. There was damage to siding to homes and windows to multiple structures as well as outdoor objects like patio furniture.”
• Crawford County, KS (near Pittsburg) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “A metal roof was blown off a large barn at 126 Highway and 160th Street. There was damage to roofs of smaller outbuildings as well. A few trees were blown down in the same area. Some metal siding was torn off buildings.”
• Winnebago County, IL (near Camp Grant) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Trees were blown down at Barry Road and Kishwaukee Street. A tree fell onto a house on 18th Avenue.”
• Yavapai County, AZ (near Bagdad) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph · $40,000
  “The Co-Op observer at the Freeport McMoran Mine reported a peak wind gust of 72 MPH. The winds blew down power poles, blew down a 100 foot radio tower, and car winds were broken.”
• Macon County, IL (near Decatur) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $35,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down across Decatur.”
• De Witt County, IL (near Clinton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “A few trees and power lines were blown down in Clinton.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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