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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on October 3, 2014

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on October 3, 2014 from October 3, 2014 through October 3, 2014, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · October 3, 2014 · 2014–present Updated  Daily · last Oct 3, 2014

NWS Hail Reports on October 3, 2014

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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

NWS Wind Reports on October 3, 2014

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58 mph
Oct 3, 2014
6:55 PM EST-5
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Brevard County · 194,058 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A mesonet site at the Cocoa Beach Club recorded a peak gust to 58 mph as a thunderstorm embedded with a line of storms become locally severe as it reached the western portion of Cocoa Beach, southwest of the Minuteman Causeway.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2.08 WSW Cocoa Beach, FL
49 mph
Oct 3, 2014
6:10 PM EST-5
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Knox County · 12,667 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A tree limb was downed on Airport Road due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 50 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: .54 E St Thomas, IN
63 mph
Oct 3, 2014
1:25 PM EST-5
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Tift County · 10,880 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Multiple trees and power lines were blown down around Tifton.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Tifton, GA
100 mph
Oct 3, 2014
12:10 PM CST-6
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Franklin County · 10,360 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A broken line of entered western Franklin County just after 12:00 AM CST producing significant damage in the town of Red Bay. The initial damage was seen around the Red Bay High School where bleachers were lifted through a net and fence at the softball field and a roof was torn off a dugout. A large portion of a metal roof was lifted off a home on the south side of the school. Just east of the school, along Bullard Drive, several large hardwood trees on a hill were snapped near the base. Additional trees in this area were snapped or uprooted. All the trees in this area were laying in the same direction, suggesting very strong straight-line winds approaching 100 mph.||The pocket of very strong and damaging winds continued to spread across the Red Bay Cemetery, just north of Old Vina Road. At this location, several large trees were either uprooted or snapped near their bases. The concentration of strongest winds appeared to occur between Bullard Drive and 10th Street East near the cemetery.||Additional sporadic damage occurred to the east-northeast between 10th Street East and Highway 24. At Mud Creek Road and Highway 24, two power poles were snapped along with a 10 by 10 foot shed partially destroyed. Just east of this location, a portion of a gas station canopy was pulled off. This was the final piece of damage seen along the path of this wind maxima.
NWS Wind Report Location: .66 WNW Red Bay, AL
63 mph
Oct 3, 2014
12:59 PM EST-5
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Colquitt County · 11,412 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several trees and power lines were blown down on Sumner Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2.68 ESE New Elm, GA
63 mph
Oct 3, 2014
12:53 PM EST-5
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Colquitt County · 11,412 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several trees and power lines were blown down on Lower Meigs Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2.73 WSW South Moultrie, GA
58 mph
Oct 3, 2014
12:26 PM EST-5
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Mitchell County · 5,652 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A tree was blown down at the intersection of Highway 19 and Microwave Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3.71 N Pelham, GA
58 mph
Oct 3, 2014
12:14 PM EST-5
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Mitchell County · 5,652 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A tree was blown down at the intersection of Highway 65 and Branchville Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.46 E Branchville, GA
58 mph
Oct 3, 2014
9:14 AM CST-6
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Walton County · 33,574 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees were blown down on Old Jolly Bay Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2.12 SSE Freeport, FL
60 mph
Oct 3, 2014
2:47 AM CST-6
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Marshall County · 31,801 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A tree and a few power lines were downed due to thunderstorm winds at Cranford road and Matt Morrow road near Arab, Alabama.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 NNW Arab, AL
67 mph
Oct 3, 2014
2:00 AM CST-6
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Jasper County · 5,219 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: The porch was rolled up on a house. This destroyed the porch and caused damage to the home. Numerous trees were also blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3.01 WNW Waldrup, MS
60 mph
Oct 3, 2014
1:50 AM CST-6
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Warren County · 36,726 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A line of storms produced winds that downed several trees and power lines in and just east of Bowling Green along Interstate 65.
NWS Wind Report Location: .86 SSW Bristow, KY
59 mph
Oct 3, 2014
1:42 AM CST-6
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Warren County · 36,726 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: The ASOS instrument at the Bowling Green Airport measured a 59 mph wind gust.
NWS Wind Report Location: .88 SW Bowling Green, KY
60 mph
Oct 3, 2014
1:25 AM CST-6
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Morgan County · 38,382 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Power lines were downed due to thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: WNW Decatur, AL
66 mph
Oct 3, 2014
1:20 AM CST-6
Wind report for October 3, 2014
Davidson County · 173,052 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A WSMV-TV Weatherbug station measured a wind gust of 66 mph at Tennessee State University.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2.55 SSE Bordeaux, TN
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

NWS Tornado Reports on October 3, 2014

3 reports
EF0 category
Oct 3, 2014
3:02 AM CST-6
Tornado report for October 3, 2014
Marshall County · 31,801 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A brief tornado touched down off Martling Road near Jolie Lane destroying one chicken house and severely damaging another. Much of the debris was thrown to the north-northwest suggesting the wind flow was circular and convergent in nature. Just northeast, several trees were snapped west of Martling Road. At the intersection of Martling Road and Burgess Road, six to eight pine trees were snapped near the base and a house sustained some roof and siding damage. Based on the structural damage to the chicken house and the snapped pines, the maximum winds were determined to be around 95 mph.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1.7 SW Poplar Spgs, AL
EF0 category
Oct 3, 2014
2:12 AM CST-6
Tornado report for October 3, 2014
Madison County · 125,294 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A brief and weak tornado skipped along a path just north of Madison Boulevard in Madison. The tornado appeared to touch down first in Madison Research Park where it tore metal roofing off a walkway and building, and snapped large branches off several trees, both in the research park and an adjacent cemetery. In the shopping center near the corner of Shelton Road and Madison Boulevard, a large heavy air conditioning unit was pushed off it's moorings and onto the parking lot below. Additional tree branches were snapped in the parking lot of a church on Shelton Road. The tornado lifted upon reaching Shelton Road.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1.62 WNW Redstone Aaf, AL
EF1 category
Oct 3, 2014
12:15 AM CST-6
Tornado report for October 3, 2014
Christian County · 19,313 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: This tornado moved east-northeast, roughly paralleling Kentucky Highway 272 on the north side of the highway. The tornado removed half of the roof of a tobacco barn, including some rafters. The only other structure damaged was a volunteer fire station, which had a large portion of its roof blown off. Several large trees were blown down. The damage path was mostly through farm fields. The average path width was 100 yards. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1.19 W Merrittstown, KY
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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Frequently asked questions

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How many storm reports were recorded on October 3, 2014?

Our records show 0 hail, 31 wind, and 3 tornado reports on October 3, 2014, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on October 3, 2014.

What was the largest hail reported on October 3, 2014?

No reported hail size is available for this selection.

Some reports show UNK instead of a wind speed or tornado rating — what does that mean?

Wind reports come three ways: measured from an instrument, estimated from the damage observed, or UNK when no speed was recorded. Tornadoes show UNK until the National Weather Service finishes a damage survey and assigns an EF rating. UNK simply means that value was not available when the report was filed.

A report appeared near my home on October 3, 2014 — is my roof damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report shows that hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby, not that any specific home was hit. To find out whether your property was affected, check an address-level hail report, and if it looks significant, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection before scheduling roof work.

I am buying or selling a home — how do these on October 3, 2014 reports help?

If a storm passed through, a roof or exterior may have damage that is hard to see, or a recent repair may trace back to it. Buyers can ask better questions before closing, and sellers can document the home condition up front — both starting from the property address rather than a whole region.

How do I check what happened at a specific address on October 3, 2014?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events on October 3, 2014 across the United States, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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