Storm reports for August 24, 2012

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On August 24, 2012, 31 hail, 19 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Ward County, ND.

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 (31)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $371,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (50 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lubbock County, TX (near Doud) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $350,000
  “A downburst with winds estimated as high as 70 mph at times traveled northeast from near Frankford Avenue and Spur 327 in southwest Lubbock to the Lubbock International Airport and to just north of Idalou.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Cave Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Scattered thunderstorms developed across the northern portions of the greater Phoenix area, including the community of Scottsdale, during the afternoon hours on August 24th. The stronger storms generated both locally heavy rain and gusty, damaging microburst winds.”
• Floyd County, TX (near Lakeview) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $6,000
  “A COOP observer reported three power poles down on the west end of his farm.”
• Kidder County, ND (near Tuttle) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “The strong winds blew shingles off of a roof.”
• Corson County, SD (near Mc Intosh Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Estimated wind gusts of seventy to eighty mph were reported.”
• Corson County, SD (near Mc Intosh) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A large tree was blown over by seventy mph winds.”

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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