Storm reports for September 6, 2012

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On September 6, 2012, 125 hail, 138 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Ness County, KS.

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 (125)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.7 million in property damage and $69,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (263 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Crawford County, PA (near Conneaut Lake Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1 million
  “County dispatch reported a tree down from strong thunderstorm winds.”
• Crawford County, PA (near Meadville Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1 million
  “County dispatch reported a tree down from strong thunderstorm winds.”
• Sherman County, TX (near Lautz) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $40,000
  “A storm chaser reported significant damage to a center pivot system due to the strong thunderstorm wind gusts on the north side of Texas State Highway 15 east of Stratford, Texas. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.”
• Massac County, IL (near Metropolis) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “In Metropolis, a window was blown out of a house. Power lines and tree limbs were blown down. An awning was torn off a cafe, and there was siding and gutter damage to houses. A large tree was down across a main street just north of town.”
• Hickman County, KY (near Oakton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “The roofs were blown off two chicken houses on Highway 123.”
• Scott County, MO (near Oran) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $30,000
  “Damaging winds raked western Scott County. Several trees were blown down in Oran and Blodgett, including at least one that was over a road. A tree was down on a power line in Blodgett. In Morley, a power line was down on a house, causing a house fire.”

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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