Storm reports for August 27, 2014

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On August 27, 2014, 11 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Washington County, CO.

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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (26 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fayette County, KY (near Lexington) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “The Lexington media reported that a tree fell on a house several miles west of downtown.”
• Beaver County, OK (near Balko) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A discrete supercell entered southern Beaver County during the evening hours of the 27th. While near the town of Elmwood (Beaver County), the thunderstorm produced a downburst which caused 13 power pole to either be blown down or lean along State Highway 412 (Beaver County).”
• St. Louis city, MO (near Tower Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged a couple of windows on the Forest Park campus of St. Louis Community College.”
• St. Louis County, MO (near University City) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.”
• Laclede County, MO (near Sleeper) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A tree was blown down across the road at Highway BB and Keepsake Road about 10 miles north of Lebanon.”
• Madison County, IL (near Collinsville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto a power line.”

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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