Rockies/Plains Severe Weather

Losses, 2024 dollars

$1.9 billion

Losses at the time

$1.4 billion

Deaths

0

The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.

• Damaging Winds in Utah, September 27, 2014$10,000 · 58 kt wind · 2 eventsSevere thunderstorms moved through the Vernal area and produced very strong and damaging outflow winds.
• Flash Flooding in Utah, September 28, 20141 death · $20,000 · 2 eventsHeavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding in portions of eastern Utah.
• Lightning Strike in Florida, September 28, 2014$1,000 · 1 eventShowers with a few embedded thunderstorms moved from the Gulf into the Tampa Bay area during the afternoon and late evening hours. One storm produced a lightning strike which hit a home in Clearwater.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, September 29, 2014$57,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms moved through the foothills of the San Juan mountains near Pagosa Springs during the afternoon of September 29th. The strongest storm moved through eastern Archuleta County which produced damaging outflow winds and large hail.
• Tornado in Colorado, September 29, 2014EF0 · 1 eventSome of the strong thunderstorms in this monsoonal flow event exhibited rotation, including the thunderstorm which produced a tornado in Delta County.
• Tornado and Flash Flood in New Mexico, September 29, 2014$260,000 · EF1 · 25 eventsAn upper level low passing to the north of New Mexico steered a polar jet overhead.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Colorado, September 29, 20141 injured · $214 million · 1.75 in hail · 22 eventsA storm system that moved through the area produced large hail, up to golfball size, and street flooding in parts of the metro area then spread east into the plains.
• Flash Flood in Utah, September 29, 20141 eventHeavy rainfall produced by passing thunderstorms resulted in localized flash flooding in east central Utah during the afternoon hours of September 29th.
• Hail in Nebraska, September 29, 20141.5 in hail · 1 eventA thunderstorm produced large hail south of Alliance.
• Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 29, 201456 kt wind · 5 eventsDuring the late afternoon and evening a line of northward moving storms progressed east across Northwest Kansas. Thunderstorm wind gusts of 58-64 MPH were reported as the storms moved through the area. The strongest wind gust reported was 2 NNW of Atwood.
• Damaging Wind in Washington, September 30, 2014$2,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 eventA broad upper level trough was established over the Pacific Northwest on the afternoon of September 30th.
• Tornado in South Dakota, September 30, 2014EF0 · 1 eventA quick moving thunderstorm produced a brief tornado touchdown.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, September 30, 20142.5 in hail · 3 eventsAn isolated severe thunderstorm paid an early evening visit to Lincoln County in Central Kansas. The severe thunderstorm dropped golf ball to tennis ball hail and unleashed a 67-mph gust 7 miles North of Sylvan Grove.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, September 30, 2014$1.1 million · 1 in hail · 2 eventsSevere winds and hail were reported in extreme southern Mitchell County late on this Tuesday afternoon. A fairly narrow north-south oriented band of rain progressed through Nebraska and Kansas during the day, eventually departing into Iowa.
• Flash Flooding in Nebraska, September 30, 2014$80,000 · 2 eventsMore to come.
• Damaging Winds in Nebraska, October 1 to 2, 201452 kt wind · 2 eventsA lone supercell moved out of central Nebraska and across southeast Nebraska. The storm was largely non-severe, but a couple of isolated reports of severe weather did occur with this storm.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, October 1 to 2, 20142 in hail · 18 eventsSeveral rounds of thunderstorms, producing large hail, damaging winds and heavy rains, developed over eastern Kansas and tracked east into western Missouri during the afternoon and evening hours of October 1st.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, October 1, 2014$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 eventsIsolated thunderstorms developed across northeastern Oklahoma during the afternoon hours of the 1st as a cold front pushed into the area. The stronger storms produced large hail and damaging wind gusts.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, October 1, 20142 in hail · 11 eventsA robust upper level wave matured over the Rockies and moved eastward across the Central Plains during the afternoon and evening hours of October 1st, 2014.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, October 1 to 2, 20141.75 in hail · 26 eventsOn the afternoon of Oct 1st a very unstable air mass as well as favorable winds moved into northeast KS. Several disturbances in the mid levels caused severe supercell thunderstorms to develop along a cold front draped across the region.
• Lightning Strike in Illinois, October 1, 2014$1.0 million · 1 eventSevere storms developed along an outflow boundary. There were several reports of large hail and damaging winds as well as heavy rainfall. Also, there were several reports of lightning strikes to structures across the forecast area.
• Damaging Winds in Colorado, October 1, 201452 kt wind · 4 eventsSevere thunderstorms produced damaging winds across parts of Arapahoe, Denver and Morgan Counties. The winds downed trees and power lines which produced electrical outages.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, October 1 to 2, 20142 in hail · 20 eventsSeveral rounds of thunderstorms, producing large hail, damaging winds and heavy rains, developed over eastern Kansas and tracked east into western Missouri during the afternoon and evening hours of October 1st.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, October 1 to 2, 20141 in hail · 4 eventsSevere storms developed along an outflow boundary. There were several reports of large hail and damaging winds as well as heavy rainfall. Also, there were several reports of lightning strikes to structures across the forecast area.
• Hail in Kansas, October 1, 20142.5 in hail · 2 eventsA supercell produced a few reports of large hail.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, October 1 to 2, 2014$23,000 · 1.75 in hail · 25 eventsA strong cold front moved through the Missouri Ozarks and caused strong to severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts. Locally heavy rainfall caused minor flooding.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, October 1, 2014$22 million · 1.25 in hail · 18 eventsThis Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning featured South Central Nebraska's last bout of strong to severe thunderstorms in 2014.
• Hail in Kansas, October 1, 20141 in hail · 4 eventsA cold front associated with a short wave through moving across the area helped to produce thunderstorms, some of which became severe.
• Hail in Nebraska, October 1, 20141 in hail · 1 eventA complex of thunderstorms moved east off the Rocky Mountains across western and into central Nebraska during the late afternoon and evening.
• Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 1 to 2, 201452 kt wind · 2 eventsA stalled front across northern and western Oklahoma served as a focus for scattered thunderstorms late on the 1st. With moderate mid level winds, wind shear was sufficient for occasional severe thunderstorm development.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, October 2, 2014$23 million · 1.75 in hail · 5 eventsShortly before sunrise on this Thursday morning this six-county North Central Kansas area endured its final severe thunderstorm of 2014, and considering the time of day, the semi-discrete storm's surprising furiosity made for a noteworthy event.
• Hail in Kansas, October 2, 20141.25 in hail · 6 eventsElevated thunderstorms formed north of a cold front across South Central Kansas and the Flint Hills in Southeast Kansas, during the early morning hours of October 2nd, 2014. The storms produced a few reports of large hail.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, October 2, 2014$10,000 · 1 in hail · 3 eventsA weak front and surface low tracked along the Red River during the evening and overnight hours of the 2nd. Scattered showers and storms developed with this feature. Modest instability supported storms containing hail.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, October 2, 201452 kt wind · 5 eventsAdditional severe storms developed during the late morning through evening hours of Oct. 2nd. There were several reports of flash flooding, damaging winds and hail.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Missouri, October 2, 20141 in hail · 11 eventsAdditional severe storms developed during the late morning through evening hours of Oct. 2nd. There were several reports of flash flooding, damaging winds and hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 2, 2014$111,000 · 3 in hail · 32 eventsThunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma as a strong cold front moved through the region. The stronger storms produced large hail up to three inches in diameter and damaging wind gusts up to 85 mph.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 2, 2014$22,000 · 1.25 in hail · 10 eventsThunderstorms developed across northwestern Arkansas as a strong cold front moved through the region. The stronger storms produced large hail and damaging wind gusts.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 2, 20143 injured · $443,000 · 1.75 in hail · 88 eventsThunderstorms developed across north Texas around midday Thursday as a cold front plowed into a warm, moist and unstable air mass in place across the region.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 2 to 3, 2014$38,000 · 1.25 in hail · 13 eventsA warm, moist airmass was in place over the ArkLaMiss region ahead of a strong cold front. Storms developed ahead of the main squall line during the late afternoon and evening hours, which produced some wind damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 2, 20141 in hail · 8 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed within an unstable airmass during the afternoon hours of October 2, 2014. A few of these storms contained large hail and damaging winds across extreme Northwest Mississippi.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, October 2, 20141.75 in hail · 8 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed within an unstable airmass during the afternoon hours of October 2, 2014. A few of these storms contained large hail and damaging winds around the Memphis Metropolitan area.
• Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, October 2, 2014EF0 · 5 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed within an unstable airmass during the afternoon hours of October 2, 2014. A few of these storms contained large hail in East-Central Arkansas.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 2, 20141 death · 2 injured · $1.4 million · EF1 · 66 eventsA cold front rushed across Arkansas, preceded by a line of thunderstorms, during the late afternoon and evening of the 2nd. Very gusty winds occurred with the storms, resulting in numerous reports of wind damage. There were two weak tornadoes, as well.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Texas, October 2, 2014$105,000 · 65 kt wind · 24 eventsA vigorous upper level trough moved out of the Southern Plains and into the Lower Mississippi Valley during the late afternoon and evening hours of October 2nd.
• Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, October 2, 201458 kt wind · 1 eventA vigorous upper level trough moved out of the Southern Plains and into the Lower Mississippi Valley during the late afternoon and evening hours of October 2nd.
• Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 2, 201457 kt wind · 10 eventsA vigorous upper level trough moved out of the Southern Plains and into the Lower Mississippi Valley during the late afternoon and evening hours of October 2nd.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, October 2, 2014$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 12 eventsA vigorous upper level trough moved out of the Southern Plains and into the Lower Mississippi Valley during the late afternoon and evening hours of October 2nd.
• Damaging Wind in Mississippi, October 2, 2014$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventA thunderstorm produced high winds which caused damage in southeast Mississippi.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, October 2, 201452 kt wind · 1 eventAn upper level trough and cold front moved through Texas causing thunderstorms. One of these storms produced damaging wind gusts.
• Damaging Wind in Mississippi, October 2, 20141 injured · 70 kt wind · 1 eventScattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of October 2nd ahead of a strong cold front. One report of wind damage was received from Pearl River County.
• Damaging Winds in Texas, October 2, 201455 kt wind · 2 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front during the evening and overnight hours (2nd-3rd) and produced some wind damage.
• Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 2, 201451 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous thunderstorms preceded a cold front as it moved east across the Mississippi Valley. A 500 mb trough over the southern Plains advanced east-northeast, providing support for thunderstorm development.
• Damaging Winds in Texas, October 2, 2014$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorms moved through Southeast Texas downing trees.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, October 2 to 3, 2014$297,000 · EF1 · 7 eventsNumerous thunderstorms preceded a cold front as it moved east across the Mississippi Valley. A 500 mb trough over the southern Plains advanced east-northeast, providing support for thunderstorm development.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Alabama, October 3, 2014$35,000 · EF0 · 8 eventsA squall line moved east through the region during the pre-dawn hours. As the squall line entered northwest Alabama, it produced a swath of damaging winds in the community of Red Bay in Franklin County.
• Damaging Winds in Tennessee, October 3, 2014$18,000 · 57 kt wind · 7 eventsA line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across Middle Tennessee during the early morning hours of October 3. A few reports of high winds and wind damage were received, with a measured wind gust to 66 mph.
• Damaging Winds in Kentucky, October 3, 201460 kt wind · 3 eventsA vigorous line of storms developed over Missouri and Arkansas during the evening hours on October 2nd, ahead of a strong surface trough.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, October 3, 2014$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventThe first taste of fall arrived in the area behind a cold front, which moved through the region on October 3rd. There was sufficient instability and shear for a line of storms to move across portions of the Florida panhandle.
• Damaging Winds in Georgia, October 3, 2014$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 eventsThe first taste of fall arrived in the area behind a cold front, which moved through the region on October 3rd.
• Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 3, 2014$250 · 1 eventThe southwest tail end of a widespread band of showers pushed through southwest portions of central Indiana during the late afternoon and evening of the 3rd of October. One of these showers produced a 50 mph wind gust that downed a tree limb.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, October 3, 201450 kt wind · 1 eventA line of thunderstorms intensified as they crossed from the mainland and spread across then Indian and Banana Rivers. One of the storms produced a wind gust to 58 mph.

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NOAA NCEI, U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025), https://doi.org/10.25921/stkw-7w73, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.