Storm reports for September 1, 2012

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On September 1, 2012, 7 hail, 58 damaging-wind and 15 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Twin Falls County, ID.

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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.8 million in property damage and $14,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (81 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clay County, AR (near Corning Muni Arpt) · Tornado EF2 · $5 million
  “A tornado briefly touched down southwest of the Corning Municipal Airport and traveled northeast across the northern portion of the airport. Two hangars were extensively damaged with a few others receiving minor damage.”
• Dunklin County, MO (near Bucoda) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “A tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of Highway N and US Highway 412 near Bucoda. A farm shed was damaged as well as the equipment inside.”
• Prairie County, AR (near Des Arc) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
  “Many large trees were blown down, as were power lines. Minor damage occurred to one house and mobile home due to falling trees, while another house had more extensive damage.”
• Saline County, AR (near Bryant) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $75,000
  “A large tree fell into a house, causing major damage.”
• White County, AR (near Judsonia) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $75,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down and roofs were damaged. One tree fell into the roof of a restaurant. An old outbuilding was blown over.”
• White County, AR (near Beebe) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down, and there was also some structural damage.”

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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