Storm reports for July 4, 2012

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On July 4, 2012, 184 hail, 273 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 31 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Mecosta County, MI.

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 (184)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $9.6 million in property damage and $610,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (458 events in 31 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Summit County, OH (near Tallmadge) · Hail 2.50″ · $5 million
  “Quarter to tennis ball sized hail was reported. Hundreds of homes and vehicles were damaged by the hail. There were reports of hail found inside of homes after the exterior windows had broken.”
• Summit County, OH (near Mogadore) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.5 million
  “Quarter to golf ball sized hail was observed. Hundreds of vehicles were damaged by the hail. A few homes were also damaged by the hail.”
• Chittenden County, VT (near Burlington) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $125,000
  “Widespread large trees and branches fell by thunderstorm winds throughout the city from the New North End to the southern border with South Burlington. Power lines, vehicle and structural damage as well.”
• Hancock County, OH (near Findlay) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and utility poles.”
• Caledonia County, VT (near Noyesville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $75,000
  “Microburst caused wide path of damage from Craftsbury, Cabot, Hardwick, Walden and Danville. The greatest damage was in Walden, especially along Route 15 and side roads such as Maple Lane, Cobbs road, Bricketts Crossing.”
• Cuyahoga County, OH (near Bay Vlg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Lakewood, Bay Village and Westlake. At least two homes in Bay Village were damaged by fallen trees. A few power outages were reported.”

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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