Storm reports for October 1, 2014

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On October 1, 2014, 82 hail, 28 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Cherokee 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 (82)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.1 million in property damage and $41 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (110 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mitchell County, KS (near Asherville) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $750,000
  “Significant home damage was reported in this area. Approximately another mile and a half east, a farm Quonset was destroyed. The sheriff estimated that winds were at least 90 mph.”
• Mitchell County, KS (near Beloit) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $750,000
  “Wind speeds at this stage of the storm were estimated at 60 mph. At 635 am CDT, law enforcement reported that windows were broken from wind-driven hail on the south side of homes about 3 to 8 miles south of Beloit.”
• Adams County, NE (near (Hsi)Hastings Arpt) · Hail 1.25″ · $100,000
  “At Southern Hills Golf Course, 1.25 inch diameter hail occurred.”
• Adams County, NE (near (Hsi)Hastings Arpt) · Hail 1.00″ · $100,000
  “Quarter size hail was reported at 830 pm CDT about 2 miles southwest of Hastings, which was reported by a trained spotter. Quarter size hail was also reported at 833 pm CDT about 4 miles southwest of Hastings, which was reported by the public.”
• Clay County, NE (near Inland) · Hail 1.00″ · $100,000
  “This report was relayed by the Clay County Emergency Manager.”
• Anderson County, KS (near Greely) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Reported 6 in diameter tree limbs down from a healthy tree.”

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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