Storm reports for July 8, 2012

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On July 8, 2012, 55 hail, 223 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lawrence County, IN.

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 (55)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage, $1,000 in crop damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (278 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Spotsylvania County, VA (near Concord Hgts) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · 7 injuries
  “A microburst with 80 mph westerly winds tore through an area three miles south of Fredericksburg. On Fleming Street between Lafayette Boulevard and Route 1, a roof was torn off a gym and the wall collapsed. There were seven injuries in the gym.”
• Kanawha County, WV (near South Park) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $250,000
  “Large trees were blown down onto houses in the Kanawha City section of Charleston. A few vehicles were also destroyed. Additional power outages occurred.”
• Umatilla County, OR (near Stanfield) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “A gustnado within an outflow area destroyed a farm shed, uprooted and broke off several large trees, damaged wheat and an irrigation wheel line.”
• Polk County, MO (near Bolivar) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Three mobile homes were heavily damaged. A tree was blown down on another mobile home.”
• Columbia County, WA (near Dayton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees on power lines and at least one house.”
• Fayette County, WV (near Oak Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down. One tree fell onto a house.”

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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