April 2014 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In April 2014, 1,598 hail, 952 damaging-wind and 129 tornado reports were logged on 26 storm days across 35 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Cass County, TX on April 27, 2014. The most hail reports came on April 3, 2014 (270). Tornadoes killed 35.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of April 2014
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2014 | 270 | 163 | 12 | 4.25″ | 15 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | 209 | 126 | 19 | 4.50″ | 13 |
| Apr 12, 2014 | 264 | 74 | 0 | 3.00″ | 10 |
| Apr 28, 2014 | 102 | 157 | 58 | 3.00″ | 13 |
| Apr 13, 2014 | 115 | 103 | 6 | 2.00″ | 13 |
| Apr 2, 2014 | 152 | 7 | 3 | 2.75″ | 9 |
| Apr 29, 2014 | 60 | 73 | 7 | 3.00″ | 11 |
| Apr 23, 2014 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 2.00″ | 4 |
| Apr 24, 2014 | 60 | 21 | 2 | 4.25″ | 8 |
| Apr 25, 2014 | 46 | 27 | 10 | 1.75″ | 3 |
Largest hail reported in April 2014
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2014 | 4.50″ (softball) | Cass County, TX |
| Apr 3, 2014 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Denton County, TX |
| Apr 24, 2014 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Holmes County, MS |
| Apr 3, 2014 | 3.50″ (teacup) | Denton County, TX |
| Apr 3, 2014 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Searcy County, AR |
| Apr 12, 2014 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Montgomery County, IA |
| Apr 27, 2014 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Lee County, TX |
| Apr 28, 2014 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Winston County, MS |
| Apr 29, 2014 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Lawrence County, KY |
| Apr 1, 2014 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Throckmorton County, TX |
Storm reports by state, April 2014
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 368 | 36 | 6 | 4.50″ |
| Missouri | 198 | 94 | 8 | 2.75″ |
| Kansas | 210 | 32 | 5 | 2.75″ |
| Mississippi | 71 | 127 | 25 | 4.25″ |
| Arkansas | 81 | 100 | 6 | 3.00″ |
| Iowa | 133 | 51 | 3 | 3.00″ |
| Oklahoma | 117 | 34 | 4 | 2.50″ |
| Illinois | 97 | 30 | 6 | 2.00″ |
| North Carolina | 66 | 40 | 18 | 1.75″ |
| Alabama | 17 | 60 | 27 | 2.75″ |
| Tennessee | 13 | 64 | 6 | 1.75″ |
| Louisiana | 36 | 32 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| Wisconsin | 61 | 5 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Michigan | 17 | 47 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Nebraska | 51 | 8 | 3 | 2.00″ |
| Kentucky | 15 | 33 | 1 | 3.00″ |
| Florida | 10 | 32 | 3 | 1.00″ |
| Ohio | 16 | 29 | 0 | 2.25″ |
| Georgia | 1 | 30 | 4 | 0.88″ |
| Virginia | 5 | 19 | 0 | 2.25″ |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| West Virginia | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| New Mexico | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Montana | 0 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Utah | 0 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Idaho | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| South Dakota | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Maryland | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| New Jersey | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| South Carolina | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Every storm day in April 2014
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.