September 2012 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In September 2012, 587 hail, 1,538 damaging-wind and 40 tornado reports were logged on 29 storm days across 43 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Canadian County, OK on September 26, 2012. The most hail reports came on September 6, 2012 (125).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of September 2012
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2012 | 74 | 331 | 1 | 2.75″ | 17 |
| Sep 8, 2012 | 0 | 290 | 1 | – | 16 |
| Sep 6, 2012 | 125 | 138 | 0 | 2.50″ | 20 |
| Sep 4, 2012 | 86 | 165 | 2 | 2.50″ | 16 |
| Sep 18, 2012 | 0 | 165 | 2 | – | 14 |
| Sep 26, 2012 | 80 | 26 | 0 | 3.00″ | 9 |
| Sep 5, 2012 | 22 | 79 | 0 | 2.00″ | 12 |
| Sep 25, 2012 | 56 | 24 | 3 | 2.50″ | 7 |
| Sep 21, 2012 | 53 | 28 | 0 | 1.75″ | 6 |
| Sep 1, 2012 | 7 | 58 | 15 | 1.25″ | 17 |
Largest hail reported in September 2012
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2012 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Canadian County, OK |
| Sep 7, 2012 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Nowata County, OK |
| Sep 7, 2012 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Boone County, MO |
| Sep 7, 2012 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Pope County, AR |
| Sep 4, 2012 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Fillmore County, MN |
| Sep 4, 2012 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Houston County, MN |
| Sep 6, 2012 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Ness County, KS |
| Sep 7, 2012 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Sedgwick County, KS |
| Sep 7, 2012 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Warren County, MO |
| Sep 25, 2012 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Clinton County, IL |
Storm reports by state, September 2012
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 69 | 144 | 3 | 2.75″ |
| New York | 31 | 147 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | 118 | 2 | 2.00″ |
| Kansas | 50 | 82 | 1 | 2.50″ |
| Arkansas | 14 | 108 | 2 | 2.75″ |
| Oklahoma | 41 | 72 | 0 | 3.00″ |
| Indiana | 55 | 52 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Virginia | 7 | 101 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Illinois | 30 | 55 | 9 | 2.50″ |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 54 | 1 | 2.00″ |
| Ohio | 38 | 47 | 1 | 1.25″ |
| Iowa | 40 | 45 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Texas | 29 | 45 | 2 | 2.50″ |
| Kentucky | 7 | 48 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| North Carolina | 3 | 44 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Maryland | 0 | 47 | 0 | – |
| South Dakota | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Tennessee | 4 | 32 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Alabama | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Minnesota | 19 | 13 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| New Jersey | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Connecticut | 0 | 27 | 0 | – |
| Nebraska | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Mississippi | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Vermont | 0 | 24 | 0 | – |
| Florida | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 19 | 0 | – |
| Colorado | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1.75″ |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 17 | 0 | – |
| Michigan | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| South Carolina | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Arizona | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Georgia | 0 | 9 | 0 | – |
| California | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Utah | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 6 | 0 | – |
| Delaware | 0 | 5 | 1 | – |
| Montana | 0 | 6 | 0 | – |
| Wyoming | 0 | 6 | 0 | – |
| Idaho | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.25″ |
| Maine | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
Every storm day in September 2012
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.