Storm reports for August 3, 2012

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On August 3, 2012, 107 hail, 179 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Walworth County, SD.

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 (107)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $353,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (288 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fayette County, GA (near Fayetteville) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $120,000
  “The Fayette County Emergency Manager reported that numerous power lines were blown down along Highway 85. Roofs were blown off five buildings at a U-Haul facility in the 1500 block of North Highway 85. Vehicles in the parking lot were also damaged.”
• DeKalb County, GA (near Redan) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $70,000
  “The DeKalb County police department reported that a tree was blown down on a house along Rockmoor Drive.”
• Fairfield County, SC (near Winnsboro) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000
  “County dispatch reported numerous trees down in Winnsboro and a tree on a home.”
• Greene County, TN (near Greeneville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “A trained spotter reported 2 barns were destroyed by thunderstorm wind 3 miles north of Greeneville.”
• Davison County, SD (near (Mhe)Mitchell Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds broke windows in at least 30 vehicles, and caused tree damage.”
• Greene County, TN (near Baileyton) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000
  “Emergency manager personnel reported trees and powerline downed by thunderstorm wind near Baileyton.”

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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