Storm reports for July 12, 2016

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On July 12, 2016, 20 hail, 69 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Gray County, TX.

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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $187,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (90 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jackson County, MI (near (Jxn)Reynolds Fld Ja) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds brought down numerous trees and limbs, some of which fell on homes, cars and power lines.”
• St. Clair County, MO (near Taberville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “There was a two mile section of power lines that were blown down along Highway BB.”
• Graham County, KS (near Morland) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $20,000
  “Two power poles were blown down causing Morland to lose power. A window in a house was broken in town from the combined effects of hail and very strong winds.”
• Kent County, MI (near (Grr)Kent Co Arpt Gr) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous tree branches and several trees were blown down in and near Kentwood and East Grand Rapids. Numerous power outages were also reported.”
• Rooks County, KS (near Palco) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Power outages were reported in the area.”
• Mitchell County, KS (near Glen Elder) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH knocked down tree limbs of 3 to 5 inches in diameter.”

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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