Storm reports for June 2, 2012

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On June 2, 2012, 37 hail, 49 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Kiowa County, CO.

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 (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $53,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (90 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Prowers County, CO (near Lamar) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $30,000
  “High winds caused numerous downed power poles...a collapsed awning at a gas station...and other scattered damage throughout the city.”
• Moore County, TX (near Dumas) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “The Moore County Emergency Managers Office reported that tree branches around six to twelve inches in diameter were blown down. There was also a live tree around twelve to fourteen inches in diameter which was split in half with one half of the tree lying on the ground.”
• Baca County, CO (near Two Buttes) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “Eight power poles were blown down near the intersection of County Roads 39 and KK.”
• Lipscomb County, TX (near Booker) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $3,000
  “A trained spotter reported that some trees were blown down. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.”
• Quay County, NM (near Tucumcari) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $2,000
  “Strong winds resulted in roof damage to a house.”
• Kiowa County, CO (near Brandon) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $2,000
  “A power pole was snapped at mile marker 182 on State Highway 96.”

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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