Storm reports for September 27, 2012

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On September 27, 2012, 11 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Shenandoah 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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $239,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (28 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Washington County, PA (near Eighty Four) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000
  “An NWS survey found a EF0 tornado with maximum estimated speeds of 80 to 85 MPH. A concentrated damage swath was encountered along Route 519 in Eighty Four to along Brownlee road near Gambles.”
• Independence County, AR (near Batesville) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Falling trees snapped power poles and brought down power lines in the eastern half of Batesville. Some of the fallen trees blocked roads.”
• Allegheny County, PA (near Duquesne) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “An NWS survey found and EF0 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 70 to 80 MPH. Damage to trees was noted along and southwest of Grant Avenue Extension in West Mifflin. Softwood trees and large hardwood tree limbs were snapped and dragged. Cemetery headstones were blown over.”
• Allegheny County, PA (near Millvale) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Severak trees were reported down in Millvale.”
• Val Verde County, TX (near Amistad Res East) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that ripped the porch roof from the Diablo East Marina store and damaged the ceiling and a wall inside the store. In addition a 28 foot pontoon boat was flipped from a parking lot over a fence into a field.”
• Fauquier County, VA (near Broad Run) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $1,000
  “There were dozens of trees down near the intersection of County Road 600 and Route 55.”

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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