Storm reports for July 12, 2017

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On July 12, 2017, 23 hail, 57 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Clayton County, IA.

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 (23)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $199,000 in property damage and $4,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (81 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Osceola County, MI (near Le Roy) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Several large trees were blown down and a barn collapsed at 160th avenue and 15 mile road.”
• Clare County, MI (near Leota) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “The Clare county road commission indicated numerous trees were blown down over roads, especially in Winterfield township.”
• Wyoming County, NY (near Eagle) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Law enforcement reported damage from thunderstorm winds.”
• Middlesex County, MA (near Newtonville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “At 647 PM EST, trees were reported down on Lake Avenue in Newton. A tree was also reported down on wires on Lowell Avenue, and a tree was down on a car at Anthony Circle. Trees and wires were down on Fordham Road. A tree was blocking the road near 73 Blake Street.”
• Bristol County, MA (near Rehoboth) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “At 250 PM EST, trees were brought down on Route 44 in Rehoboth. Trees were also brought down on Cedar Street, River Street, and Bay State Road between 250 PM and 310 PM EST. Multiple trees and wires were brought down on Elm Street and County Street.”
• Kane County, IL (near Pingree Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Twenty utility poles were snapped at the base.”

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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