Storm reports for December 17, 2012

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On December 17, 2012, 8 hail, 42 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Bullitt County, KY.

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 (8)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $310,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (53 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wayne County, GA (near Ross) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $200,000
  “Trees were blown down an damage was done to agricultural equipment. The cost of property loss was reported at $200,000.”
• Liberty County, GA (near Camp Stewart) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $28,000
  “The Liberty County Emergency Manager reported a roof blown off a structure and trees twisted and uprooted at Fort Stewart. Law enforcement reported power lines down on North Main Street and Harrison Drive and a large sign blown down onto a car along East Oglethorpe Highway.”
• Effingham County, GA (near Faulkville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $8,000
  “The public reported multiple trees blown down near the intersection of Atlanta Road and Daytona Drive. One tree fell on a house.”
• Effingham County, GA (near Faulkville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $7,000
  “The public reported several pine trees blown down on power lines along Route 17 near Roebling and Jabez Jones Roads.”
• Wheeler County, GA (near Spring Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $5,000
  “A National Weather Service survey team determined that a thunderstorm downburst uprooted and snapped several trees. This downburst was most likely from a rear-flank downdraft associated with the brief EF1 tornado that occurred nearby.”
• Beaufort County, SC (near Laurel Bay) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “The Beaufort Gazette Newspaper reported a few trees down and damage to a home in Laurel Bay.”

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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