Storm reports for June 12, 2008

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On June 12, 2008, 156 hail, 161 damaging-wind and 27 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Stephenson County, IL.

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 (156)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.1 million in property damage, $1.7 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (346 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kane County, IL (near Geneva) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “Several trees and tree limbs were blown down along Chalmers Street. One large tree was completely uprooted. Other tree limbs and power lines were blown down across the east side of Geneva.”
• Beltrami County, MN (near Bemidji) · Hail 1.75″ · $400,000
  “Golf ball size hail fell for about four minutes from 6:00 PM to 6:04 PM.”
• Hubbard County, MN (near Nevis) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “A tornado tracked for about 1.5 miles to around 2 miles southeast of Nevis by 717 pm CDT. Several large trees were uprooted or knocked down along a path which crossed county road 13 south of state highway 34. Peak winds were estimated to 90 mph.”
• Hubbard County, MN (near Lake George) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “This tornado originated in Becker County at 844 pm CDT and then crossed extreme southeast Clearwater County before entering Hubbard County. It travelled for an additional 3 miles into Hubbard County before lifting about 6 miles west of Lake George by 9 pm CDT.”
• Becker County, MN (near Two Inlets) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “A tornado tracked intermittently for nearly 8 miles to around 6 miles west of Lake George by 9 pm CDT. The tornado travelled for about 3 miles and crossed into Clearwater County about 7 miles north-northwest of Two Inlets by 850 pm CDT.”
• Clearwater County, MN (near Lake Itasca) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “This tornado originated in Becker County at 844 pm CDT. It travelled about 2 miles across extreme southeast Clearwater County to around 5 miles south-southeast of Lake Itasca by 854 pm CDT. From there it continued into Hubbard County.”

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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