Storm reports for September 5, 2012

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On September 5, 2012, 22 hail, 79 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Orange County, VA.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $259,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (101 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gibson County, IN (near Princeton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $40,000
  “Three trees and three power poles were blown down. One tree fell on a home, and another fell on a car.”
• Potter County, TX (near (Ama)Amarillo Intl A) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “An off-duty National Weather Service employee reported that the strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew a large portion of an office roof off of the building. The debris was blown over a large area to the southeast of the building. There were no injuries or fatalities reported.”
• Independence County, AR (near Collietown) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees were uprooted, and tree tops and limbs were blown down. Two buildings were damaged.”
• Jefferson County, KY (near Highlands) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “A large tree fell along Woodbourne Avenue, crushing a car.”
• Jackson County, AR (near Grubbs) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “The roof was taken off a barbershop, a shed was destroyed, several trees were blown down, and a power pole was broken.”
• Davidson County, TN (near Nashville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000
  “Multiple trees were downed on James Robertson Parkway.”

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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