Storm reports for May 14, 2015

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On May 14, 2015, 24 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lea County, NM.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $179,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (40 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• La Salle County, TX (near Woodward) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado caused damage on a private ranch in rural northwest La Salle County. The tornado touched down near Johnson Ranch Road just northeast of Farm to Market Road 468. A rancher was thrown from his barn and landed on top of his trailer.”
• La Salle County, TX (near Gardendale) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “A tornado moved across a ranch and damaged a couple of barns. Three trees were uprooted and many branches were broken.”
• Montgomery County, TX (near Willis) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds tore off two porches and destroyed a metal building. Winds also blew shingles off a house near the intersection of Blueberry Hill Road and FM 1097.”
• Garza County, TX (near Graham Chapel) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph · $2,000
  “The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site southwest of Graham measured a 59 mph wind gust as a thunderstorm moved through. This swath of damaging downburst winds continued northeast into Post, producing tree damage and lifting the roof off of a shed.”
• Zavala County, TX (near Batesville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A tree was reported down blocking Ramos Street in the city of Batesville.”
• Bailey County, TX (near Bula) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Local media relayed a report of carport damage in Bula as severe downburst winds moved overhead.”

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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