Storm reports for August 14, 2015

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On August 14, 2015, 30 hail, 66 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Delta County, MI.

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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $227,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (96 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sheboygan County, WI (near Haven) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph · $1,000 · 1 injury
  “A flag pole fell on an individual, who suffered a broken arm, at the Whistling Straits golf course during the PGA Championship. The leaderboard was also blown over.”
• Ector County, TX (near Odessa) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $25,000
  “A storm moved across Ector County and produced wind damage northwest of Odessa. The back porch of a house was blown into the front yard of the house. Part of the roof was caved in on this same house. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.”
• Ector County, TX (near Odessa) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $20,000
  “A storm moved across Ector County and produced wind damage north of Odessa. A portion of a motel roof was blown off and blocking southbound lanes of Andrews Highway. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.”
• Burke County, NC (near Morganton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “FD reported a tree blown down on a home on 2nd St in Morganton. County comms reported power lines blown down on Powell Rd near Drexel.”
• Outagamie County, WI (near Kaukauna) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Kaukauna.”
• Stonewall County, TX (near Aspermont) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $10,000
  “Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station. A short while later, the Aspermont Sheriff's Office estimated 70 to 80 mph wind gusts and noted that a nearby carport roof was blown off and power lines were down.”

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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