Storm reports for August 12, 2001

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On August 12, 2001, 31 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Gage County, NE.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (31)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $262,000 in property damage, $1.3 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (58 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mohave County, AZ (near Kingman) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “The Kingman ASOS reported a wind gust to 70 mph which caused property damage to portions of Kingman. The storm also caused damage to numerous homes with roofs being torn off many. The strong winds also flipped an unoccupied mobile home.”
• Greene County, VA (near Standardsville) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “A shed, car, home, and several trees were damaged.”
• Umatilla County, OR (near Meacham) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Winds from a dry microburst knocked over 15 trees and damaged a motorhome at Emigrant Springs State Park, located at 4000 feet in the Blue Mountains. An ASOS site 4 miles away in Meacham recorded a peak wind gust of 46 mph associated with this storm.”
• Umatilla County, OR (near Weston) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and many large branches, knocking out electricity for around 8 hours. Several residents reported broken windows due to flying debris.”
• Gage County, NE (near Beatrice) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “A downburst with winds estimated at over 70 mph downed trees, twisted street signs and flattened and stripped crops north of Beatrice.”
• Saline County, NE (near Wilber) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “A supercell thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at close to 70 mph from south of Wilber into the De Witt area. The winds broke large tree limbs and even downed a few trees.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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