Storm reports for August 12, 2005

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On August 12, 2005, 30 hail, 74 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Campbell County, WY. Tornadoes killed 2.

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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.1 million in property damage, $255,000 in crop damage, 20 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (112 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Campbell County, WY (near Wright) · Tornado F2 · $5 million · 2 deaths · 13 injuries
  “A tornado touched down 1 mile north of Wright and traveled southeast into the town. It crossed Wyoming Highway 387, slammed into a mobile home park, and dissipated a half mile from the highway before reaching the elementary school and Wright Blvd on the southeast edge of the park.”
• Marion County, MS (near Columbia) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $250,000
  “A strong microburst moved through the North-Central portion of Marion county and downed numerous trees, power lines and caused damage to a few homes. In the town of Columbia, many large oak trees were uprooted, one home was destroyed along with one vehicle.”
• Nassau County, NY (near Glen Cove) · Tornado F1 · $135,000
  “A weak and short-lived F1 tornado touched down around 945 pm EDT in Glen Cove. The tornado formed in a thunderstorm that formed on an outflow boundary produced by a line of thunderstorms over Long Island Sound.”
• Bradford County, PA (near Towanda) · Tornado F0 · $100,000
  “The tornado initially touched down somewhere between South 4th Street and Olive Street to the southwest of Memorial Park Drive in South Towanda. The tornado then moved toward the southeast through a neighborhood between Thomas Street, 2nd Street, and Olive Street to Grant Street.”
• Steuben County, NY (near Canisteo) · Tornado F1 · $50,000
  “A tornado tracked for approximately 1 mile in the town of Canisteo. The maximum width was 200 yards but the worst damage was 75 to 100 yards wide. The tornado started on the east side of Bush Hill just west of State Route 36 about 1 mile south of Gravel Run Road.”
• Lauderdale County, MS (near Meridian) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Dime to golfball sized hail fell across the city of Meridian. The largest hail occurred at the Bonita Lakes Mall.”

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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