Storm reports for July 24, 2012

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On July 24, 2012, 46 hail, 259 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 29 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Hettinger 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 (46)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $611,000 in property damage and $400,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (309 events in 29 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cumberland County, NC (near Fayetteville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Moderate to severe damage was reported to 5 structures in the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina. At least one home was uninhabitable.”
• Cumberland County, NC (near Kornbow) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “A tree fell on a mobile home causing major damage along Sleepy Hollow Drive.”
• Vermilion County, IL (near Hegeler) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “The roof of a trailer was damaged, two power poles were snapped, and numerous trees were blown down.”
• Delaware County, IN (near Muncie) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Roof damage occurred to the Muncie Mall on the east side due to damaging thunderstorm wind gust. Water damage was occurring too.”
• Orange County, NC (near Chapel Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “One tree was blown down onto a car on South Columbia Street at UNC Chapel Hill. One adult and two high school students were inside the car at the time, but escaped without injuries.”
• Wayne County, IN (near Webster) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous trees were reported down in the area. One of the trees fell on a house in Richmond.”

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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