August 2014 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In August 2014, 768 hail, 1,417 damaging-wind and 66 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 49 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Oglala Lakota County, SD on August 17, 2014. The most hail reports came on August 18, 2014 (75).
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 August 2014
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2014 | 57 | 197 | 36 | 2.50″ | 20 |
| Aug 20, 2014 | 49 | 174 | 3 | 1.75″ | 21 |
| Aug 18, 2014 | 75 | 87 | 1 | 2.00″ | 18 |
| Aug 17, 2014 | 39 | 84 | 3 | 4.25″ | 15 |
| Aug 21, 2014 | 30 | 76 | 2 | 2.00″ | 23 |
| Aug 9, 2014 | 45 | 52 | 4 | 2.75″ | 16 |
| Aug 7, 2014 | 73 | 22 | 0 | 1.75″ | 16 |
| Aug 8, 2014 | 24 | 67 | 0 | 2.00″ | 13 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | 26 | 64 | 0 | 1.75″ | 14 |
| Aug 19, 2014 | 16 | 73 | 0 | 2.75″ | 15 |
Largest hail reported in August 2014
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2014 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Oglala Lakota County, SD |
| Aug 17, 2014 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Phillips County, KS |
| Aug 2, 2014 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Charles Mix County, SD |
| Aug 17, 2014 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Harding County, SD |
| Aug 17, 2014 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Custer County, SD |
| Aug 9, 2014 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Thomas County, NE |
| Aug 9, 2014 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Thomas County, NE |
| Aug 9, 2014 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Dawson County, NE |
| Aug 9, 2014 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Smith County, KS |
| Aug 17, 2014 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Cherry County, NE |
Storm reports by state, August 2014
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 82 | 162 | 5 | 4.25″ |
| Nebraska | 136 | 76 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| Iowa | 34 | 110 | 36 | 1.75″ |
| Georgia | 4 | 111 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| South Dakota | 55 | 35 | 5 | 4.25″ |
| Texas | 18 | 73 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| Tennessee | 6 | 73 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Wisconsin | 49 | 27 | 2 | 1.50″ |
| New York | 36 | 33 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Illinois | 22 | 36 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Kentucky | 4 | 50 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Michigan | 8 | 47 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| North Carolina | 18 | 37 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Colorado | 34 | 16 | 2 | 2.00″ |
| Indiana | 13 | 35 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Montana | 27 | 21 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Florida | 7 | 37 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Minnesota | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2.00″ |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | 34 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 38 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Missouri | 16 | 24 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| Mississippi | 9 | 25 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Arizona | 3 | 29 | 1 | 1.25″ |
| Idaho | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Massachusetts | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Virginia | 0 | 31 | 0 | – |
| South Carolina | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Arkansas | 0 | 28 | 0 | – |
| Nevada | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1.25″ |
| North Dakota | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Ohio | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1.25″ |
| Washington | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Alabama | 0 | 21 | 0 | – |
| Utah | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Maine | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Louisiana | 0 | 18 | 0 | – |
| Wyoming | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| New Hampshire | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| California | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Oregon | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Maryland | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| West Virginia | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| New Mexico | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| New Jersey | 0 | 6 | 0 | – |
| Vermont | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Delaware | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Every storm day in August 2014
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