Storm reports for August 14, 2018

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On August 14, 2018, 39 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Canadian County, OK.

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 (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $20,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (71 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Graham County, AZ (near Safford) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $7,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a tree that fell on a house on 7th Street in Safford and downed a power pole in Thatcher. In Eden, a power line a downed tree pulled down a power line, which set a tree on fire.”
• Oklahoma County, OK (near Wheatland) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “Two power poles down 2 blocks east of Council and Highway 152.”
• Graham County, AZ (near Solomon) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorms winds downed power lines and bent several power poles in Solomon.”
• Dickinson County, MI (near Channing) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A spotter reported small trees and small branches down along Highway M-95 from just north of Channing through Silver Lake.”
• Worcester County, MA (near Petersham) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $1,000
  “At 11:44 AM EST, a tree was reported down across State Route 32 in Petersham.”
• Hampshire County, MA (near Ware Center) · Thunderstorm wind 35 mph · $1,000
  “At 11:30 AM EST, a tree was reported down on wires on Crescent Street in Ware.”

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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