Storm reports for October 12, 2014

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On October 12, 2014, 20 hail, 108 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Tyler County, TX. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.1 million in property damage, $25,000 in crop damage, 4 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (135 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Little River County, AR (near Comet) · Tornado EF2 · $200,000 · 1 death · 4 injuries
  “A tornado quickly spun up, embedded in a squall line across Little River County in Southwest Arkansas. A National Weather Service Storm Survey crew determined that an EF-2 tornado touched down 9 miles west of Ashdown, Arkansas near the Arden community. The tornado touched down just south of Hwy.”
• Upshur County, TX (near Enon) · Tornado EF1 · $1 million
  “An National Weather Storm Survey team determined that the damage in Upshur County, Texas was consistent with that of a tornado. An EF-1 tornado touched down just south of FM 852 near the Bison Road and FM 852 intersection. The tornado moved east, crossing FM.”
• Franklin County, TX (near Mt Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000
  “A severe squall line moved east into Franklin County, Texas during the early morning hours of October 13th. This line of storms produced a 70-80mph wind gust across the south side of Mount Vernon, Texas.”
• Madison County, AR (near Hindsville) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “A tornado destroyed a couple outbuildings, damaged the roofs of several homes, uprooted numerous trees, snapped several hardwood trees, and blew down numerous large tree limbs. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.”
• Polk County, AR (near Hatfield) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $125,000
  “Roofs were partially torn off two chicken houses and there was minor damage to a couple of other chicken house roofs; two old, unused chicken houses were badly damaged; and many trees and some power lines were blown down.”
• Kiowa County, OK (near Mountain Park) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $60,000
  “Manufactured home destroyed by intense thunderstorms winds. Time estimated from radar.”

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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