Storm reports for July 29, 2012

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On July 29, 2012, 19 hail, 59 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Saline County, AR.

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 (19)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $276,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (79 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Camden County, MO (near Stoutland) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “One mobile home was destroyed and another house had minor roof damage. Several trees were blown down.”
• Wakulla County, FL (near Ivan) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “The damage path from this tornado was not continuous from where the tornado first touched down along Forest Road 313. The tornado skipped along the path causing an inconsistent damage path. The bulk of the damage caused by this tornado was in the EF0 range.”
• Alger County, MI (near Kiva) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $15,000
  “A thunderstorm with downburst winds estimated near 80 mph snapped off or uprooted hundreds of large trees just southwest of Kiva.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Fountain Hills) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours on July 29th and they affected portions of the greater Phoenix area, including the community of Fountain Hills. Some of the thunderstorms produced damaging microburst wind gusts estimated to be at least 65 knots.”
• Lyon County, KS (near Emporia) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Tree limbs were down, blocking roadways in Emporia. Also a grain bin was destroyed and blown over 3 miles northeast of Emporia.”
• Miami County, KS (near O Brien) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. Trees up to three feet in diameter, were uprooted or snapped off, at the Osawatomie golf course. There was also some shingle and roof damage reported with area residences.”

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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