Storm reports for June 17, 2014

On the evening of June 17, one nearly stationary storm produced six tornadoes in Cedar County in northeast Nebraska, according to NWS Omaha.¹ The strongest, an EF3, was on the ground from 8:09 to 8:55 p.m. CDT and caused significant structural damage on the east side of Coleridge.^1,2 North of town it destroyed two farmhouses down to their foundations, and NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $2 million in property damage from this tornado.^1,2 Two EF2 tornadoes near Laurel completely destroyed farm outbuildings, and one tore large sections of roof from a farmhouse.¹

That afternoon, an EF3 tornado touched down at 2:27 p.m. about 10 miles southwest of Capitol in Carter County, Montana, and stayed on the ground for about an hour over 10 miles.³ It destroyed a trailer home and a small schoolhouse and threw six vehicles up to 200 yards.³ Late that morning, an EF1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 100 mph crossed Hale in Iosco County, Michigan, damaging the roofs of several homes and businesses.⁴ At 10:44 p.m. CDT, an EF2 tornado with peak winds near 125 mph began south of Humboldt in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, and removed most of the exterior walls of a house.^5,6

The largest hail, 5 inches across, fell near Merritt Reservoir in Cherry County, Nebraska, that evening.⁷ In Hot Springs, South Dakota, golf ball size hail fell with 50 mph gusts, and NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $500,000 in property damage from that storm.⁸