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Storm reports for August 30, 2012
On August 30, 2012, 0 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 4 states.
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On August 30, 2012, 0 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 4 states.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| CA | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| UT | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $250,000 in property damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (6 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke County, MS | 1 | 3 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Jackson County, MS | 1 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | 1 | 0 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Choctaw County, AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Clarke County, MS (near Creek) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000 · 3 injuries
“This tornado touched down near Crandall and moved northward across eastern Clarke County, ending just south of MS Highway 18. Two mobile homes were heavily damaged and a semi truck was rolled.” - Jackson County, MS (near Pascagoula) · Tornado EF2 · $75,000
“A tornado touched down in the south portion of Pascagoula. Most of the damage was consistent with EF-1 scale damage consisting of downed trees and light structural damage to a few houses.” - Lauderdale County, MS (near Increase) · Tornado EF1 · $70,000
“This tornado touched down just east of Causeyville Road near Little Browns Creek, and tracked northwestward ending along Covington Loop. A couple of barns were damaged, two sheds were blown into a pond, and another shed was damaged by a fallen tree.” - Choctaw County, AL (near Toxey) · Tornado EF0 · $5,000
“A weak tornado briefly touched downing a few trees near Toxey.” - Riverside County, CA (near (Riv)Riverside Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph
“The March AFB ASOS recorded a peak gust of 61 mph at 1347 PST. One of the planes at the museum was turned 180 degrees by the severe winds.||An Atmospheric Science teacher at nearby UC Riverside estimated wind gusts to 60 mph from a passing thunderstorm going through campus around the same time.” - Tooele County, UT (near (Dpg)Michael Aaf Dug) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph
“The Camel Back Mountain sensor in the Dugway Proving Ground mesonet recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for August 30, 2012
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 3 tornado paths from this storm day (1 EF2, 2 EF1), 8 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF2 | 115 mph | 0.7 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 07:10 UTC | NWS New Orleans |
| EF1 | 105 mph | 6.0 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 00:00 UTC | NWS Jackson, MS |
| EF1 | 100 mph | 1.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:00 UTC | NWS Jackson, MS |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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