Storm reports for August 13, 2012

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On August 13, 2012, 25 hail, 45 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sunflower County, MS.

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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $366,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (70 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pima County, AZ (near Gu Achi) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged 33 homes in Santa Rosa. Two homes had the entire roof blown off and had at least one wall damaged severely. Nine other homes sustained major damage.”
• Humboldt County, NV (near Rebel Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed 16 power poles and the downed wires started a fire. The wind gust speed is estimated based on the damage.”
• Imperial County, CA (near Calexico) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorms developed south of the Mexican border during the afternoon on August 13th. Due to the excessive heat and dry conditions, the storms were able to generate strong, gusty and damaging outflow winds.”
• Sunflower County, MS (near Drew) · Hail 1.75″ · $15,000
  “Quarter to golf ball size hail fell along Hoard Lake Road. Several large limbs were blown down in the area as well.”
• Madison County, AL (near Madison) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “A few trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Attala County, MS (near Kosciusko) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A tree and a power line were blown down at Highway 12 and Jackson Street. Power lines were blown down at north Jackson Street and east Adams Street, and Stewart Street and east North Street. A tree was blown down on Highway 43 South.”

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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