Storm reports for August 14, 2012

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On August 14, 2012, 18 hail, 43 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Baltimore County, MD.

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 (18)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $307,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (61 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Twiggs County, GA (near Mount Olive) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $60,000
  “The Jefferson County 911 Center and Amateur radio operators reported trees down between Interstate 16 and Jeffersonville. A tree fell on a house on Charlie Floyd Road.”
• Rockwall County, TX (near Royse City) · Thunderstorm wind 40 mph · $50,000
  “A church that was being built on Erby Campbell Blvd in Royse City was knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds. Only the wood frame of the building was in place at the time.”
• Washington County, GA (near Irwins Crossroads) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “WMAZ relayed reports of a barn destroyed along Tennille-Harrison road.”
• Gray County, TX (near Pampa) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “The thunderstorm wind gusts shifted small outbuildings off of their foundations, overturned one camping trailer and caused another camping trailer to be moved, and also caused fencing to be moved across a roadway. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Queen Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “Isolated to scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the late evening hours on August 14th. Partly due to the excessive heat that occurred during the day, the thunderstorms were able to generate strong, gusty and damaging microburst winds…”
• Jack County, TX (near Jacksboro) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds blew a silo onto a building in Jacksboro. A gas station in the city was also damaged.”

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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