Storm reports for August 9, 2012

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

← Aug 8, 2012 All 2012 storm days · August 2012 Aug 10, 2012 →

Other storms on August 9 →

On August 9, 2012, 127 hail, 258 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 29 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Newton County, IN.

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 (127)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.8 million in property damage, $95,000 in crop damage and 11 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (388 events in 29 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clark County, NV (near Laughlin) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000 · 8 injuries
  “An eight by 12 foot window was blown out in the Riverside Casino, injuring eight people. Power was also knocked out to residential neighborhoods on the north side of town.”
• DeKalb County, GA (near Oglethorpe Universit) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000 · 2 injuries
  “Broadcast Media relayed reports of several trees down in northern DeKalb County, especially toward the Dunwoody area. One tree fell on a home on Mendell Circle, injuring a man and his elderly aunt.”
• McLean County, IL (near Danvers) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $3.5 million · 1 injury
  “Downburst winds of 70 to 80 mph produced a wide swath of damage from Danvers southeastward into the southwest side of Bloomington. One of the hardest hit locations along this path was the Apollo Acres subdivision just north of Illinois Route 9, where 159 homes sustained damage.”
• Mohave County, AZ (near Bullhead City Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $400,000
  “A thunderstorm outflow moved east to west across Bullhead City, producing measured gusts to 69 and 68 mph, knocking down numerous power poles and lines, taking roofs and awnings off a number of mobile homes, blowing sheds over, and blowing down at least three large trees, one of which damaged a…”
• Champaign County, IL (near Broadlands) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $350,000
  “Numerous trees and tree branches were blown down. Roof damage was reported to 29 structures. A garage was destroyed and several machine sheds were severely damaged or destroyed. In addition, a grain silo was damaged.”
• Gregg County, TX (near Gladewater) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in the area. Several of these trees fell on homes. The roof was removed from a business on Hwy. 80. A portion of the roof landed on an automobile.”

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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final