Storm reports for June 16, 2012

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On June 16, 2012, 37 hail, 78 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Putnam County, MO.

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 $252,000 in property damage, $5 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (116 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Van Buren County, IA (near Stockport) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew a tree into a house in Stockport, IA around 510 pm CDT June 16. A four inch limb went through a window of the house injuring a teenage girl.”
• Hancock County, IL (near Bowen) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $75,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be 80 mph heavily damaged several machine sheds, wooden structures, two metal grain bins, and one concrete grain bin along a path from about 3 miles southwest of Bowen, IL to about 3 miles south of Bowen, IL at 648 pm CDT June 16. In addition, two power poles were snapped.”
• Wapello County, IA (near Ottumwa) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “Larger than one foot diameter trees down. A light pole was also blown down. One large tree was snapped off on the trunk near the school.”
• Des Moines County, IA (near West Burlington) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew half of a tree onto a house just west of the Burlington Regional Airport around 610 pm CDT June 16.”
• Randall County, TX (near Umbarger) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “The Office of Emergency Management for Amarillo/Potter/Randall reported that the thunderstorm wind gusts knocked off a tractor trailer off its jacks and was blown over. There were also power lines that were blown down. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.”
• Champaign County, IL (near Chanute Afb) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “A downburst from an isolated thunderstorm did considerable damage to a school on the south side of Rantoul. Part of the roof was torn off the Broadmeadow Intermediate Grade Level Center. Several trees in the immediate area were also blown over.”

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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