Storm reports for October 30, 2012

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On October 30, 2012, 1 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Middlesex County, MA.

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 (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $125,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (10 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Plymouth County, MA (near East Wareham) · Thunderstorm wind 101 mph · $100,000
  “A microburst occurred in Wareham with a thunderstorm associated with a band from superstorm Sandy. A swath of 60 to 70 mph wind gusts occurred with pockets of 80 to 90 mph gusts. The hardest hit locations in Wareham were Swifts Beach, Pinehurst, and Onset Bay Marina.”
• Plymouth County, MA (near Plymouth) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Multiple trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Merrimack County, NH (near Andover) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “A severe thunderstorm associated with the remnants of Hurricane Sandy downed trees on Raccoon Hill Road in Andover.”
• Merrimack County, NH (near East Andover) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “A severe thunderstorm associated with the remnants of Hurricane Sandy downed trees in East Andover.”
• Belknap County, NH (near Meredith) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “A severe thunderstorm associated with the remnants of Hurricane Sandy downed trees near Meredith.”
• Grafton County, NH (near Canaan) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “A severe thunderstorm associated with the remnants of Hurricane Sandy created a 400 yard path of wind damage at the Canaan Speedway. Windows were blown out of buildings and a fence was torn apart. A food concession trailer was also blown over and bleachers were thrown 30 feet.”

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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