October 2014 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In October 2014, 477 hail, 864 damaging-wind and 74 tornado reports were logged on 21 storm days across 34 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Cherokee County, OK on October 2, 2014. The most hail reports came on October 6, 2014 (101). Tornadoes killed 1.
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 October 2014
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2014 | 64 | 278 | 7 | 3.00″ | 11 |
| Oct 13, 2014 | 24 | 217 | 35 | 2.00″ | 12 |
| Oct 7, 2014 | 62 | 84 | 13 | 2.75″ | 13 |
| Oct 6, 2014 | 101 | 40 | 3 | 2.00″ | 12 |
| Oct 12, 2014 | 20 | 108 | 7 | 1.75″ | 10 |
| Oct 1, 2014 | 82 | 28 | 0 | 2.50″ | 5 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | 38 | 21 | 1 | 2.75″ | 9 |
| Oct 14, 2014 | 0 | 51 | 3 | – | 7 |
| Oct 5, 2014 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 1.75″ | 4 |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2.75″ | 9 |
Largest hail reported in October 2014
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2014 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Cherokee County, OK |
| Oct 7, 2014 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Scott County, KY |
| Oct 8, 2014 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Morgan County, AL |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Carson County, TX |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Hartley County, TX |
| Oct 10, 2014 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Jack County, TX |
| Oct 10, 2014 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Jack County, TX |
| Oct 1, 2014 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Cherokee County, KS |
| Oct 7, 2014 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Kanawha County, WV |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Carson County, TX |
Storm reports by state, October 2014
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 89 | 174 | 2 | 2.75″ |
| Kentucky | 67 | 76 | 14 | 2.75″ |
| Arkansas | 21 | 105 | 10 | 2.00″ |
| Tennessee | 31 | 64 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Mississippi | 25 | 63 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Oklahoma | 33 | 52 | 1 | 3.00″ |
| Kansas | 65 | 15 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| Missouri | 29 | 36 | 6 | 2.00″ |
| Louisiana | 5 | 60 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| Alabama | 16 | 45 | 5 | 2.75″ |
| Georgia | 9 | 35 | 7 | 1.75″ |
| Indiana | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1.25″ |
| Florida | 0 | 30 | 6 | – |
| Ohio | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Nebraska | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Illinois | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.00″ |
| Virginia | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0.75″ |
| North Carolina | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| West Virginia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.50″ |
| New Mexico | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| South Carolina | 0 | 7 | 2 | – |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 8 | 0 | – |
| Arizona | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| New York | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Colorado | 0 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Maryland | 0 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Montana | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| California | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Connecticut | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Every storm day in October 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.