Storm reports for July 12, 2013

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On July 12, 2013, 28 hail, 42 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Grand Forks County, ND.

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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $226,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (71 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Boys Ranch) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “Scattered strong thunderstorms developed over portions of south central Arizona during the early afternoon hours on July 12th. They affected the eastern portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, including the community of Queen Creek. The storms generated strong and damaging winds.”
• Anderson County, SC (near Pendleton) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $100,000
  “A combination of gusty winds and extremely heavy rainfall caused a tree to fall on and destroy a home on East Main St.”
• Mohave County, AZ (near Mohave Valley) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew an 18 foot boat off a trailer and into a fence, and also tipped over a box truck. Several areas of town lost power.”
• Cumberland County, NJ (near Greenwich) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “A severe thunderstorm caused roofing damage to several structures in Greenwich Township.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Florence) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Strong thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon hours across portions of north central Pinal county on July 12th. The storms produced gusty and damaging winds estimated to be in excess of 60 mph, which affected communities such as San Tan Valley and Florence.”
• DeKalb County, GA (near Belvedere Park) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $10,000
  “The DeKalb County 911 Center reported that a tree fell onto a car at the intersection of Glenwood and Derrill Drives.”

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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