Storm reports for August 23, 2012

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On August 23, 2012, 29 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lyon County, MN.

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 (29)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $64,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (48 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Carver County, MN (near Norwood) · Tornado EF0 · $62,000
  “A weak tornado touched down and moved northeast for a little more than one mile to 44.81784W, 93.97340N. It then turned slightly and moved east-northeast until dissipation. Corn and several dozen trees were damaged as the tornado mostly moved over fields.”
• Chatham County, GA (near Port Wentworth) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “A trained spotter reported power lines blown down near the entrance to the Georgia port. The spotter also observed pea sized hail.”
• Doña Ana County, NM (near Grama) · Thunderstorm wind 76 mph
  “White Sands Missile Range reported strong thunderstorm winds and .87 inches of heavy rain at one of its SAMS sites as a severe thunderstorm moved through.”
• Rock County, MN (near Hills) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including 3 large trees blown down.”
• Apache County, AZ (near St Johns Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A peak wind gust of 70 MPH was recorded at the St Johns Airport. Law enforcement also reported that trees were blown down in town.”
• McLeod County, MN (near Glencoe) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A house roof was partially blown off, with a part of a silo damaged, along with several large trees uprooted.”

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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