Storm reports for August 12, 2009

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On August 12, 2009, 35 hail, 55 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Beaufort County, SC.

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 (35)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $171,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (92 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Polk County, FL (near Auburndale) · Tornado EF0 · $35,000
  “A EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in the Diamond Ridge neighboorhood of Auburndale. Several trees were snapped or uprooted, and there was damage to fences, sheds, well-anchored playground equipment, and a screen porch was destroyed also causing minor roof damage where it was attached to the home.”
• Bradley County, TN (near Cleveland) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees...traffic lights and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds across the northern half of the county.”
• Horry County, SC (near Forney) · Tornado EF0 · $13,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded a tornado initially touched down near the intersection of Highway 378 and Marigold Road causing damage to some trees. One tree fell onto a single wide trailer along Marigold Road and ripped part of the roof off.”
• Beaufort County, SC (near Port Royal) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “Broadcast Media relayed a report of trees down on a house and power lines on Paris Avenue in Port Royal, South Carolina.”
• Effingham County, GA (near Rincon) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “The public reported a tree down on a house at the Lost Plantation Golf Course near Rincon, Georgia.”
• Bell County, TX (near Belton Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A large boat was pushed ashore at Belton Lake, walls at a restauraunt under construction were blown down, and minor tree damage was reported.”

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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