Storm reports for July 12, 2008

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On July 12, 2008, 16 hail, 68 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lubbock County, TX.

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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $405,000 in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (84 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Early County, GA (near Jakin) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000 · 5 injuries
  “A severe thunderstorm uprooted several pecan trees just east of Jakin. A nearby storage building and barn were damaged. Several trees fell across King-Santi Road. A large tree fell over a pasture fence where several of the cows escaped and wandered onto U.S. Highway 84.”
• Mayes County, OK (near Pryor) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $25,000 · 2 injuries
  “A wind gust of 65 miles an hour was measured at the site of the Rocklahoma concert. Two temporary stages collapsed due to the wind resulting in a couple direct injuries.”
• Custer County, OK (near Weatherford) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $90,000
  “Sustained severe winds caused widespread damage over parts of Weatherford. Four well constructed roofs were heavily damaged. Four windows were broken out. Three signs sustained damage, with the Best Western sign completely destroyed. Numerous other trees, power lines, and fences were downed.”
• Union County, IL (near Anna) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $60,000
  “Numerous large tree limbs were blown down, including some that landed on houses and vehicles. One of the largest tree limbs knocked a chimney off a roof. The chimney smashed through the windshield of a parked car. Power lines were down.”
• Beaver County, PA (near Dawson Ridge) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Emergency management reported trees down along Darlington Rd west of |Beaver Falls.”
• Stonewall County, TX (near Swenson) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “The broadcast media relayed reports of thunderstorm wind damage to a farmstead in western Stonewall County during the evening of the 12th. A hay barn was destroyed and a grain silo sustained minor damage along U.S. Highway 82 west of Swenson.”

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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