Storm reports for June 18, 2012

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On June 18, 2012, 89 hail, 97 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Brookings County, SD.

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 (89)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage and $1.3 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (187 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dakota County, MN (near Lakeville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $1 million
  “Over 100 homes and cars were damaged due to falling debris from winds up to 70 mph around Lakeville. In addition, the Lakeville airport had several planes flipped over.”
• Huron County, OH (near Norwalk) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $250,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph caused extensive damage in Norwalk. Dozens of trees were downed in the city. Several homes sustained damage, mainly from fallen trees and limbs. A few utility poles were snapped caused scattered power outages.”
• Marathon County, WI (near Little Chicago) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds lifted a pole shed and threw it into the corner of a house. Nothing inside the shed was damaged but the shed destroyed four nearby cars before striking the house.”
• Lorain County, OH (near Vermilion On The Lk) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm downburst winds caused extensive damage in northwestern Lorain County. Numerous trees, limbs and utility poles were toppled in Brownhelm and Henrietta Townships. A few homes also sustained minor damage.”
• Holmes County, OH (near Millersburg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed many trees and large limbs across Holmes County. Several roads had to be closed because of downed trees.”
• Crawford County, MI (near Grayling) · Tornado EF1 · $60,000
  “This EF1 tornado impacted the Forest Dunes Golf Club. The initial touchdown was near the entrance to the club. Damage along the first half of the path was sporadic, with some trees uprooted and/or snapped.”

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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