Storm reports for August 18, 2012

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On August 18, 2012, 4 hail, 24 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Ford County, KS.

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

Hail reports (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $70,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (28 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pinal County, AZ (near Coolidge) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorms developed across the south central Arizona deserts during the evening hours on August 18th. Some of the storms generated strong and damaging microburst winds with gusts estimated to be at least 50 knots.”
• Hood County, TX (near Acton) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $18,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a steel roof and metal rack onto 3 vehicles, damaging the cars.”
• Bastrop County, TX (near Rosanky) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that uprooted a large tree and peeled a tin roof off a barn.”
• Montague County, TX (near St Jo) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “Medium sized tree limbs, utility lines, and occasional minor roof damage was reported in St. Jo.”
• Jefferson Davis County, MS (near Hathorn) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Minor shingle damage occurred to a house and the tops of a few pine trees were blown off.”
• Yazoo County, MS (near Benton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Trees were blown down near Highway 433 and Scotland Road.”

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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