Storm reports for June 30, 2012

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On June 30, 2012, 97 hail, 68 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Ziebach 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 (97)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $555,000 in property damage and $509,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (167 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jewell County, KS (near Lovewell Res) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Dime to golf ball size hail fell over Lovewell Park.”
• Patrick County, VA (near Stuart) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed close to 100 trees along and south of Highway 58 between Stuart and the Henry County border. Several power lines also were downed by the falling trees.”
• Tazewell County, VA (near Adria) · Hail 2.00″ · $50,000
  “Hail ranged from quarter size to hens egg size for a duration of twenty minutes from three miles northwest of Tazewell to one mile east-northeast of Tazewell. The hail caused damage to vehicles. Damage values are estimated.”
• Carroll County, VA (near Hilltown) · Hail 2.00″ · $50,000
  “Hail ranged from quarter to hens egg size from two miles north-northwest of Fries to six miles east-southeast of Fries. The hail caused damage to vehicles. Damage values are estimated.”
• Hansford County, TX (near Spearman) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000
  “The Emergency Management Office reported that there was metal debris from a cotton gin that was strewn about. Also, one corn field was completely stripped and destroyed from the thunderstorm wind gusts. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.”
• Pope County, AR (near Appleton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down and two barns had damage to their doors and roofs.”

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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