Storm reports for October 1, 2012

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On October 1, 2012, 1 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 0.75″ (penny size) in Rush 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

Hail reports (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $93,000 in property damage and $1,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (11 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Anderson County, SC (near Homeland Park) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Multiple trees were blown down in the Monitor Rd, Kingsboro Rd area off the highway 28 bypass. Several homes were damaged by falling trees, while part of the|metal roof of one business was removed. Some roofs also had shingle damage caused by the wind.”
• Wilson County, TN (near Statesville) · Tornado EF0 · $20,000
  “An EF0 tornado touched down southwest of the intersection of Knight Creek Road and Greenvale Road in Statesville then moved northeast before ending along Highway 267. One mobile home slid off its foundation and three sheds were destroyed near the beginning of the path.”
• Smith County, TN (near Grant) · Tornado EF1 · $15,000
  “A low end EF1 tornado touched down just north of Interstate 40 in the Grant community before ending near Highway 141. Several trees were blown down on Dawson Road. Dozens of large trees were snapped and uprooted on a farm located south of S.P. McClanahan Road.”
• Bedford County, TN (near Royal) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
  “Reports from the Bedford County Emergency Management and Shelbyville Times-Gazette Newspaper as well as analysis of radar data indicate an EF0 tornado briefly touched down across western Shelbyville.”
• Columbus County, NC (near Boardman) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team concluded an EF0 tornado touched down in a wooded area near Bud Stephens Road and north of Princess Ann Road. A few trees were snapped or uprooted in this area.”
• Columbus County, NC (near Artesia) · Tornado EF0 · $4,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team concluded an EF0 tornado briefly touched down and caused minor damage to a corn field. The tornado moved north-northeast of the field and knocked down several trees. Some of the fallen trees damaged a fence.”

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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