Storm reports for September 5, 2014

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On September 5, 2014, 13 hail, 128 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in White County, IN.

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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.5 million in property damage, 10 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (141 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cook County, IL (near North Northfield) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · 1 death
  “A large tree was blown down striking and killing a bicyclist on a bike trail.”
• Wayne County, MI (near Westland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 5 injuries
  “An event tent fell over and injured 5 people.”
• Cook County, IL (near Des Plaines) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $75,000 · 4 injuries
  “A building under renovation collapsed due to severe winds resulting in minor injuries to four workers who were trapped and had to be rescued. Winds were estimated to around 65 mph by a trained spotter at Oakton Community College.”
• Cass County, MI (near Dailey) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · 1 injury
  “Local law enforcement reported a tree was blown down onto a vehicle traveling on M-60, near Liberty Road. One of the two occupants in the vehicle was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.”
• Kalamazoo County, MI (near Parchment) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1 million
  “Trained spotters reported that numerous large trees and power lines were blown down across portions of Kalamazoo county, including in the city of Kalamazoo, where thousands of people lost power for several days.”
• Eaton County, MI (near Olivet Station) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $500,000
  “Numerous large trees were blown down across portions of Eaton county. The town of Eaton Rapids was especially hard hit, where wind gusts estimated at up to 75 mph brought down numerous trees and power lines. There were thousands of power outages.”

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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