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Storm reports for June 18, 2014

NOAA recorded 125 hail reports, 334 wind reports and 18 tornado reports in 25 states on June 18, 2014.

in 25 states
477
Storm reports
Near 40.68, -102.92, CO
2.75 in
Largest hail
Near 40.81, -102.26, CO
92 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, near 44.04, -98.40, SD
18
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on June 18, 2014 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

What happened

On the evening of June 18, an EF2 tornado with peak winds of 135 mph hit Wessington Springs in Jerauld County, South Dakota.1,2 It damaged at least 43 homes, leaving at least 26 of them unlivable, destroyed at least 3 businesses and damaged 9 more.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $5.2 million in property damage from the tornado, including about $1.2 million to public infrastructure.1 Nearby, an EF4 tornado with peak winds of 170 mph formed southeast of Lane and tracked 11.65 miles, destroying a farmhouse while the family sheltered in the basement.3,4

In Kidder County, North Dakota, thunderstorm winds tore roofs from homes on the northwest side of Lake Isabel near Dawson.5 In northeast Colorado, storms dropped hail from 1 inch to baseball size, including 2.75-inch hail near Fleming in Logan County, and winds extensively damaged a barn and grain bins.6

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Jerauld County, South Dakota (Wessington Springs), June 18, 2014
  2. 2. NWS Sioux Falls: EF-2 tornado, Wessington Springs, SD, June 18, 2014
  3. 3. NWS Sioux Falls: EF-4 tornado near Alpena, SD, June 18, 2014
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Jerauld County, South Dakota (Lane), June 18, 2014
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm wind, Kidder County, North Dakota, June 18, 2014
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Logan County, Colorado (Fleming), June 18, 2014

Reports by hour

Hail125, most at 2 PM

Wind334, most at 8 PM

Tornado18, most at 7 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:27 AMEF0About 15 miles from Madison, WI0.16 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:05 PMEF1Near 44.25, -99.37, SD0.73 mi long, 40 yd wide
6:07 PMEF0Near 44.18, -99.28, SD2 mi long, 400 yd wide
6:45 PMEF0Near 44.02, -98.94, SD0.65 mi long, 250 yd wide
6:58 PMEF1Near 44.05, -98.84, SD0.67 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:00 PMEF0Near 45.12, -99.00, SD1.17 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:00 PMEF0Near 44.43, -99.27, SD0.21 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:01 PMEF1Near 43.95, -98.78, SD6.83 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:08 PMEF0Near 45.99, -99.43, ND0.02 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:08 PMEF2Near 44.06, -98.80, SD0.77 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:30 PMEF2Near 44.07, -98.57, SD2.22 mi long, 200 yd wide
7:43 PMEF4Near 44.04, -98.40, SD11.5 mi long, 880 yd wide
Show all 18 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
7:45 PMEF2Near 44.03, -98.89, SD1.09 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:49 PMEF0About 58 miles from Pittsburgh, PA4.57 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:16 PMEF0Near 40.38, -102.95, CO0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:26 PMEF0Near 40.30, -103.07, CO0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:36 PMEF0Near 40.23, -103.07, CO0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:24 PMEF0Near 44.48, -95.75, MN0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Ohio7414600
Pennsylvania6911571
Indiana482460
Michigan379280
South Dakota35121211
Nebraska2917120
Kansas281990
Maryland252230
Texas2511140
Wisconsin215151
Colorado15573
North Carolina12750
Virginia100100
North Dakota9351
Tennessee9090
Illinois7520
South Carolina6240
West Virginia6150
Alabama4040
Minnesota2011
New Jersey2020
Georgia1010
Kentucky1010
Mississippi1010
New Mexico1010

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Grand Rapids, MI1.75 in60 mph0
Baltimore, MD1.25 in60 mph0
Allentown, PA1.0 in60 mph0
Asheville, NC1.0 inNone0
Denver, CO1.0 inNone0
Hickory, NC1.0 in58 mph0
Midland, TX1.0 in75 mph0
Rockford, IL1.0 inNone0
Spartanburg, SC1.0 in58 mph0
Toledo, OH1.0 inNone0
Cleveland, OH0.88 in58 mph0
Amarillo, TX0.75 in61 mph0
Milwaukee, WI0.75 in58 mph0
Akron, OHNone58 mph0
Ann Arbor, MINone60 mph0
Atlantic City, NJNone62 mph0
Canton, OHNone58 mph0
Columbus, OHNone59 mph0
Dayton, OHNone58 mph0
Detroit, MINone60 mph0
Erie, PANone59 mph0
Flint, MINone60 mph0
Fort Wayne, INNone69 mph0
Indianapolis, INNone60 mph0
Kalamazoo, MINone60 mph0
Lansing, MINone60 mph0
Madison, WINone75 mph0
Odessa, TXNone70 mph0
Philadelphia, PANone60 mph0
Pittsburgh, PANone58 mph0
South Bend, INNone63 mph0
Tyler, TXNone66 mph0
Washington, DCNone78 mph0
Youngstown, OHNone58 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.