Storm reports for July 2, 2012

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On July 2, 2012, 70 hail, 132 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Harding 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 (70)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $809,000 in property damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (202 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Itasca County, MN (near Pengilly) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 death
  “Roy Jasper Flug of Goodland MN, drowned when the boat he was fishing from on Swan Lake capsized in the high wind and waves that developed due to the thunderstorms.”
• Winnebago County, WI (near Oshkosh) · Hail 1.75″ · $250,000
  “Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail as they passed through Oshkosh. Approximately 500 homes and two dozen vehicles sustained at least minor damage as a result of the large hail in east-central Winnebago County.”
• Itasca County, MN (near Grand Rapids) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $200,000
  “Many streets and roads were impassable and closed due to downed large trees and power lines. Extensive street flooding also took place.”
• Vilas County, WI (near Lac Du Flambeau) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $40,000
  “A thunderstorm downburst downed at least a dozen large trees on the south shore of White Sand Lake. One of the trees heavily damaged a car; another fell on a cabin and damaged its roof.”
• Davidson County, TN (near Joelton) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $25,000
  “Steeple and siding was blown off First Baptist Church in Joelton with debris blown into parking lot next door.”
• Trigg County, KY (near Cadiz) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “Two 40-inch trees were snapped off at the ground. A wood garage was levelled. Several awnings and carports were damaged.”

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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