Storm reports for August 31, 2012

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On August 31, 2012, 4 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Sagadahoc County, ME.

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 $349,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (26 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morgan County, IL (near Franklin) · Tornado EF1 · $230,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down about 0.8 miles south of Franklin at 5:12 PM CDT, then tracked north-northwest before lifting 0.5 miles south of Franklin at 5:13 PM CDT. The tornado destroyed an auto shop and damaged the roof of a house on the south side of Franklin.”
• Warren County, MS (near Vicksburg) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Five trees were blown down in the area, including one on a car one that took down a power pole. A 16 foot boat was capsized at the city waterfront. This storm was associated with the remnants of Isaac as it pulled off to the north.”
• Shelby County, TN (near Memphis) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $45,000
  “Straight line winds knocked down a very large tree on to the Vance Avenue Youth Development Center. It landed on the southeast section of the center. Two connected modular buildings that were recently renovated were damaged.”
• Lee County, TX (near Loebau) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that damaged the underpinning of a mobile home, a porch, a barn, a well house, a fence, and multiple trees.”
• Gila County, AZ (near Roosevelt Grpvn Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Scattered thunderstorms developed over central Gila county during the afternoon hours, affecting areas between Lake Roosevelt and Globe. The very humid and unstable nature of the airmass allowed the stronger thunderstorms to produce both heavy rain and gusty, damaging microburst winds.”
• Angelina County, TX (near Diboll) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Trees were downed in town and a large limb fell onto a home in Diboll, Texas.”

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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