Storm reports for July 6, 2012

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On July 6, 2012, 11 hail, 98 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Wake County, NC.

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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (109 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pemiscot County, MO (near Wardell) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Straight line winds blew over a mobile home near Homestown in Pemiscot County. One person was injured.”
• Troup County, GA (near Stallings) · Hail 1.75″ · $445,000
  “The public reported golf ball sized hail fell on Chase Road.”
• Oktibbeha County, MS (near Starkville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $150,000
  “A swath of thunderstorm wind gusts caused damage just west and northwest of Starkville. There was roof damage at the Crossgate Apartments. Trees were blown down in the Westland Heights Subdivision. Winds were estimated at 70 mph in the area. Pea size hail also fell.”
• Saline County, AR (near Avilla) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
  “Two barns were blown down, some outbuildings were damaged, and trees were blown down onto roads.”
• Calloway County, KY (near Backusburg) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “Shingles were blown from the roof of a residence. Most of the damage was to a large metal equipment shed. Sections of tin metal roofing from the shed were blown into trees several hundred feet away. A refrigerator in the shed was moved from its original location.”
• Pike County, AR (near Wolf Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “Two barns were destroyed, there was damage to the roof of one occupied structure, and significant debris along fence lines.”

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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