Storm reports for July 19, 2012

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On July 19, 2012, 27 hail, 208 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Grand Forks County, ND.

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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.2 million in property damage, $1,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (235 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Vanderburgh County, IN (near Darmstadt) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “A microburst struck a high school sports complex. Several bleachers and stadium lights were damaged or destroyed. A set of bleachers was picked up and thrown to the other side of some tennis courts. Other bleachers that were bolted into the ground were blown over a baseball field.”
• Christian County, KY (near Macedonia) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $250,000
  “A microburst containing winds estimated near 95 mph struck Lake Beshear. The damage area was 500 yards wide and one-half mile long. A lakefront home lost roofing from the front porch and the front of the home itself. The roofing landed about 100 yards behind the home.”
• Ozark County, MO (near Mammoth) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $200,000
  “A downburst knocked down numerous trees and power lines along Highway 5 south of Gainesville. The downed power lines caused a fire which destroyed two homes. Time was estimated.”
• Metcalfe County, KY (near Center) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Winds from a microburst completely destroyed 4 barns, damaging 3 others near the intersection of Kentucky Highway 1048 and Herbert Hodges Road.”
• Taney County, MO (near Pt Lookout) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “A boat dock on Tablerock Lake was damaged by a downburst to the southwest of Hollister.”
• Jefferson County, KY (near (Sdf)Staniford Fld L) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $90,000
  “The ASOS measured a 64 mph wind gust at Standiford International Airport. The storm that produced this strong downburst downed many trees in the neighborhood and removed a portion of the Crown Plaza Hotel roof. This hotel is located just north of the airport.”

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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