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Storm reports for July 24, 2014

NOAA recorded 39 hail reports, 80 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in 10 states on July 24, 2014.

in 10 states
123
Storm reports
About 36 miles from Virginia Beach, VA
1.75 in
Largest hail
Near 48.14, -106.37, MT
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 35 miles from Virginia Beach, VA
4
Tornado reports
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

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

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on July 24, 2014 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

On the morning of July 24, an EF1 tornado formed over the Chesapeake Bay west of a campground near Cape Charles, Virginia, and tracked east 7.7 miles across the campground and Route 13 in Northampton County. It damaged many camping trailers, destroyed several and injured 5 people.1 A downburst with winds of 65 knots (75 mph) hit the same area, from the campground south into Cape Charles and east through Cheriton to Oyster. It overturned several large camping trailers and dropped trees on a couple of homes.2 Three people died when a tree fell on the tents where they were sheltering, and 31 people were injured.2 Golf ball size hail, with a few reports of baseball size hail near the campground, fell in a band east to Oyster, and wind-driven hail damaged siding on a number of homes.3 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $750,000 in property damage from the wind, $200,000 from the tornado and $100,000 from the hail.1,2,3

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 537138, tornado, Northampton County, Virginia
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 537158, thunderstorm wind, Northampton County, Virginia
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 537169, hail, Northampton County, Virginia

Reports by hour

Hail39, most at 5 PM

Wind80, most at 6 PM

Tornado4, most at 7 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:25 AMEF1About 35 miles from Virginia Beach, VA7.69 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:30 AMEF0About 49 miles from Manchester, NH0.02 mi long, 10 yd wide
4:59 PMEF0About 20 miles from Orlando, FL0.25 mi long, 15 yd wide
8:19 PMEF0Near 46.99, -104.27, MT1 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Montana5319331
South Dakota238150
Virginia224171
North Carolina163130
Minnesota4400
Florida1001
Iowa1100
New Hampshire1001
South Carolina1010
Tennessee1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Winston-Salem, NC1.0 inNone0
Des Moines, IA0.88 inNone0
Roanoke, VA0.88 inNone0
Durham, NCNone58 mph0
Hickory, NCNone58 mph0
Raleigh, NCNone58 mph0
Richmond, VANone58 mph0

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