Storm reports for July 12, 2012

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On July 12, 2012, 36 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Clay County, MN.

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 (36)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $313,000 in property damage, $165,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (64 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mohave County, AZ (near Meadview) · Thunderstorm wind 40 mph · 1 injury
  “Strong winds knocked a man down an outdoor flight of stairs, injuring his head.”
• Scott County, AR (near Y City) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $125,000
  “Barns were blown down, roofs were blown off chicken houses and barns, and trees were blown down.”
• Custer County, NE (near Callaway) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Strong straight line thunderstorm winds overturned center pivot irrigation systems and uprooted large trees southwest of Callaway.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Cowlic) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $35,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged eight homes in the Cowlic area. Three homes sustained major roof damage. One of those also had a wall collapse.”
• Kidder County, ND (near Dawson) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “The strong winds knocked down numerous small tree branches around Lake Isabel south of Dawson. Two pontoons were also flipped over.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Ali Chukson) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged two homes in Ali Chukson. One home had major roof and wall damage.”

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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