Storm reports for June 8, 2012

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On June 8, 2012, 64 hail, 35 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Garden County, NE.

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 (64)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $924,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (100 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Marquette County, MI (near Sugar Loaf) · Hail 1.75″ · $500,000
  “Golf ball sized hail busted out windows and damaged roofs in homes on the north side of Marquette. The hail also dented vehicles.”
• Ward County, ND (near Minot) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Multiple power lines were reported down in northwest Minot from the severe winds.”
• Mountrail County, ND (near Plaza) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $75,000
  “The strong winds blew down several telephone poles.”
• Suffolk County, MA (near Boston) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Trees and wires on Call Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Ward County, ND (near Des Lacs) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $25,000
  “The very strong winds blew down a quonset.”
• McHenry County, ND (near Deering) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “The strong winds blew over a sailboat causing damage to a home.”

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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