Storm reports for July 26, 2012

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On July 26, 2012, 55 hail, 424 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Montgomery County, OH.

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 $14.5 million in property damage, 10 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (488 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Potter County, PA (near Kinney) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $10,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
  “An official NWS storm survey found widespread straight-line wind damage near Genesee. The survey team identified two areas of more concentrated wind damage which were classified as embedded microbursts.”
• Mifflin County, PA (near Burnham) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 death
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down several large tree branches at the Derry Township Community Park in south Burnham along Derry Park Road and Logan Boulevard. A 16-year-old female was killed when a falling tree branch struck her in the head.”
• Morris County, NJ (near Rockaway) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000 · 3 injuries
  “A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Rockaway Township. One downed tree fell into one home in the township and injured two adults and one child.”
• Centre County, PA (near Oak Hall) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 3 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a few large trees in the State College area. A large tree fell on a house on Orlando Avenue causing significant structural damage. Another tree fell on a vehicle traveling on Linden Hall Road, with three people sustaining minor injuries.”
• Sullivan County, PA (near Millview) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees along SR3009 and 154 near Worlds End State Park. Firefighters had to rescue a man who was injured and trapped when a tree fell onto his tent. The man was rescued and transported to a nearby hospital. His injuries were not life-threatening.”
• Jackson County, OH (near Wellington) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “A tree fell onto a car along Route 93. The driver was trapped and injured.”

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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