Storm reports for September 29, 2012

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On September 29, 2012, 2 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Jasper County, SC.

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 (2)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $162,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (11 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Calhoun County, TX (near Port Lavaca) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “An NWS storm survey concluded an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down just west of Highway 35 at Farm to Market Road 3084. A Tractor Supply store experienced minor damage which included losing gutters off the building and a rooftop air conditioning unit being flipped. Winds were estimated at 65 mph.”
• Lavaca County, TX (near Shiner) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that damaged a railroad crossing arm guard, flipped a boat off its trailer, blew down several trees, and damaged a carport and the metal skirting around a home.”
• Lavaca County, TX (near Sweet Home) · Tornado EF0 · $5,000
  “A small EF-0 tornado was seen on video from a school campus in Sweet Home. The survey concluded that the small tornado began just down the road from the school on FM 531 and then traveled northwest hitting the school playground area at approximately 5:02 PM.”
• Lancaster County, SC (near Cauthens Xrds) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $4,000
  “Highway Patrol reported trees down on SC 200 at the Catawba River Dam.”
• Colleton County, SC (near Smoaks) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A 911 call center reported a tree down at Smyly road off of Mt Carmel Road.”
• Jasper County, SC (near Tillman) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A 911 call center reported a tree down and blocking both lanes of B and C Landing Road.”

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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