Storm reports for June 1, 2012

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On June 1, 2012, 74 hail, 158 damaging-wind and 26 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Armstrong 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 (74)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.9 million in property damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (258 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Petersburg city, VA (near Petersburg) · Tornado EF0 · $175,000 · 5 injuries
  “The tornado tracked approximately 3 miles beginning on the western edge of Fort Hayes Common where a couple of trees were damaged. It then continued northeast through portions of the Battlefield Park, Oakhurst and East Walnut Hill sections of Petersburg.”
• Harford County, MD (near Bagley) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000 · 2 injuries
  “Initial tree damage was noted in the Stoneybrook Community along Streamside Drive. The tornado crossed Mountain Road and then traveled along the many Strip Malls and Businesses along the Route 1-Belair Road Corridor in Pleasant Hills. Many downed trees and business signs were blown out.”
• Westmoreland County, PA (near Oak Grove) · Tornado EF1 · $3 million
  “The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania confirmed an EF1 tornado touched down near Ligonier in Westmoreland county on June 1st. The tornado initially touched down a quarter mile east of the Borough of Ligonier and traveled northeast causing sporadic damage over a path of…”
• Hampton city, VA (near Hampton) · Tornado EF1 · $1 million
  “The tornado began on the James River just east of the Monitor Merrimac Bridge Tunnel. Its track went over Chesapeake Avenue, through downtown Hampton to the Hampton Yacht Club before moving across Mercury Boulevard, then dissipating over the Chesapeake Bay.”
• Carroll County, MD (near Eastview) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “The tornado snapped and uprooted several trees along the 2600 Block of Bird View Road. The most concentrated damage was focused along and north off Green Mill Road where numerous hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped, with some tree trunk diameters in excess of two feet.”
• Alamance County, NC (near Mebane) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $110,000
  “Numerous tree and large tree limbs were blown down inside the city limits of Mebane. One large oak tree with a base of more than 10 feet in diameter, fell onto a home. The home was a total loss. There were no injuries.”

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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