Storm reports for September 17, 2014

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On September 17, 2014, 36 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Ottawa County, KS.

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 (36)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $102,000 in property damage and $250,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (58 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Newton County, AR (near Piercetown) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Trees were blown down, blocking Arkansas 123.”
• Lawrence County, MO (near Chesapeake) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Several power poles and power lines were down on Highway M.”
• Orangeburg County, SC (near Great Branch) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $4,000
  “Dispatch reported powerlines down on Norway Road.”
• Le Flore County, OK (near Fanshawe) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $2,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several small trees and snapped power lines.”
• Benton County, AR (near Rogers) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $2,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines.”
• Baxter County, AR (near Gamaliel) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “A tree was blown down onto a county road, and a number of large limbs were blown down.”

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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