Storm reports for August 29, 2014

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On August 29, 2014, 4 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Hall County, NE.

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 (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $348,000 in property damage and $4 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (14 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hall County, NE (near Alda) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $150,000
  “Quarter size hail also occurred along with the estimated 60 mph wind gusts reported the public driving on Interstate 80. This report was relayed by law enforcement.”
• Hall County, NE (near Alda) · Hail 1.00″ · $150,000
  “Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were also reported with the quarter size hail. This was reported by the general public driving on Interstate 80 and was relayed by law enforcement.”
• Winnebago County, IA (near Lake Mills) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “KIMT TV reported damages to cars, a house, and to trees by high winds from a thunderstorm.”
• Bremer County, IA (near Plainfield) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Public reported trees down along with small hail covering the ground. Wind gusts of 65 MPH were recorded at an RWIS site.”
• Winona County, MN (near Elba) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Trees were blown down at a campground near Elba. The high winds also damaged a picnic shelter, destroyed a storage shed and one of the fallen trees went through the roof of a trailer.”
• Fillmore County, MN (near Rushford) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “A power pole was bent by wind gusts along State Highway 43 in Rushford.”

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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