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Storm reports for July 8, 2014

NOAA recorded 47 hail reports, 482 wind reports and 14 tornado reports in 25 states on July 8, 2014.

in 25 states
543
Storm reports
Near 41.06, -100.77, NE
2.5 in
Largest hail
Near 39.23, -81.68, WV
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 43 miles from Scranton, PA
14
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 July 8, 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

At about 7:02 p.m. EDT on July 8, an EF2 tornado with winds near 135 mph struck Smithfield in Madison County, New York, on a path 2.5 miles long and 235 yards wide.1,2 It killed 4 people, destroyed 3 homes and badly damaged 5 more. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $600,000 in property damage.2 EF1 tornadoes with winds of 80 to 100 mph also hit New London and Deerfield in Oneida County, New York, and Kingsley and New Albany in Susquehanna and Bradford counties, Pennsylvania. They peeled back roofs, collapsed a barn and dropped large trees on several homes.1 Straight-line winds of 65 to 85 mph downed large trees and a few power poles along a 50-mile path from East Syracuse to Trenton Falls, and winds near Remsen reached 85 to 95 mph.1

That afternoon in Wood County, West Virginia, winds estimated as high as 95 mph hit the Washington Bottom area near Parkersburg. Around a dozen homes were damaged, mostly their roofs, and the database lists $350,000 in damage.3 Near New Buffalo in Perry County, Pennsylvania, a microburst with winds of 90 to 100 mph downed trees and utility poles, damaged a house and knocked down much of a barn.4 In South Burlington, Vermont, winds of 60 knots (69 mph) brought down trees and branches that damaged buildings and vehicles, including at the airport. The database lists $500,000 in damage.5

Sources

  1. 1. NWS Binghamton: July 8, 2014 Severe Weather Event
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 520552, tornado, Madison County, New York
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 518757, thunderstorm wind, Wood County, West Virginia
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 520867, thunderstorm wind, Perry County, Pennsylvania
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 518154, thunderstorm wind, Chittenden County, Vermont

Reports by hour

Hail47, most at 2 PM

Wind482, most at 7 PM

Tornado14, most at 6 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:33 PMEF1About 23 miles from Cleveland, OH8.3 mi long, 200 yd wide
12:43 PMEF1About 15 miles from Cleveland, OH1.57 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:15 PMEF1About 11 miles from Youngstown, OH5.39 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:48 PMEF1About 18 miles from Youngstown, OH2.46 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:25 PMEF1Near 39.53, -80.06, WV2 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:55 PMEF1Near 39.37, -80.04, WV4.41 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:15 PMEF2About 43 miles from Scranton, PA6.68 mi long, 500 yd wide
5:33 PMEF1About 20 miles from Utica, NY1 mi long, 600 yd wide
5:48 PMEF1About 50 miles from Utica, NY12.32 mi long, 300 yd wide
6:00 PMEF0About 32 miles from Scranton, PA0.9 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:02 PMEF2About 22 miles from Utica, NY2.5 mi long, 235 yd wide
6:05 PMEF1About 24 miles from Scranton, PA1.4 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:25 PMEF1About 2 miles from Utica, NY1.3 mi long, 65 yd wide
7:40 PMEF0Near 43.69, -73.99, NY1.09 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
New York15331455
Pennsylvania12126914
West Virginia791762
New Jersey410410
Maryland210210
Virginia210210
Tennessee172150
Vermont161150
Arizona12390
North Carolina110110
Ohio11083
Arkansas10460
Delaware8080
Mississippi4040
Oklahoma4310
Alabama2020
Colorado2200
Kentucky2020
Nevada2020
California1010
District of Columbia1010
Indiana1010
Massachusetts1010
Nebraska1100
New Mexico1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Utica, NY1.75 in70 mph1
Syracuse, NY1.0 in75 mph0
Huntington, WV0.88 inNone0
Allentown, PANone64 mph0
Baltimore, MDNone60 mph0
Cleveland, OHNone58 mph0
Erie, PANone58 mph0
Hagerstown, MDNone60 mph0
Harrisburg, PANone96 mph0
Indianapolis, INNone70 mph0
Kingsport, TNNone58 mph0
Knoxville, TNNone58 mph0
Lancaster, PANone70 mph0
Lynchburg, VANone58 mph0
New York, NYNone60 mph0
Philadelphia, PANone64 mph0
Reading, PANone60 mph0
Rochester, NYNone63 mph0
Scranton, PANone70 mph0
Trenton, NJNone60 mph0
Washington, DCNone60 mph0
York, PANone60 mph0
Youngstown, OHNoneNone1

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