Storm reports for October 9, 2014

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On October 9, 2014, 29 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Carson County, TX.

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 (29)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 31 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ozark County, MO (near Tecumseh) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Small trees between 4 to 5 inches in diameter were blown down. Small hail was reported but size was unknown.”
• Gray County, TX (near Kings Mill) · Tornado EF1
  “A supercell thunderstorms produced a weak EF-1 tornado which caused intermittent damage along a 7 mile path from 4.2 miles south of Kingsmill (Gray County) to 3.8 miles south-southeast of Pampa (Gray County).”
• Carson County, TX (near White Deer) · Hail 2.75″
  “A supercell moved across Carson County during the evening hours of the 9th. As the storm moved over the town of White Deer (Carson County), a member of the public reported baseball size hail (2.75 inches) in town.”
• Hartley County, TX (near Hartley) · Hail 2.75″
  “A supercell moved across Hartley County during the evening hours of the 9th. As the storm moved between the towns of Dalhart and Hartley (Hartley County), the County Emergency Manager reported baseball size hail (2.75 inches) on U.S. Highway 87 six miles north-northwest of Hartley.”
• Carson County, TX (near Masterson) · Hail 2.50″
  “A supercell moved across Carson County during the evening hours of the 9th. As the storm moved north of Pantex (Carson County), a storm chaser reported tennis ball size hail (2.50 inches) six miles north of Pantex (Carson County).”
• Gray County, TX (near Lefors) · Hail 2.50″
  “A supercell moved across Gray County during the evening hours of the 9th. As the storm moved over the town of Lefors (Gray County), the local fire department reported tennis ball size hail (2.50 inches) in town. After producing this hail, the supercell continued to moved eastward across the county.”

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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