Storm reports for August 12, 2018

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On August 12, 2018, 15 hail, 87 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Culpeper County, VA.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (102 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cameron County, TX (near Los Fresnos) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $500,000
  “Thunderstorm winds of between 45 and 52 mph knocked down several palm fronds and blew unfastened lawn furniture around portions of the City of Los Fresnos to Harlingen. Harlingen/Valley International Airport recorded a wind gust of 52 mph at 2:46 PM CST.”
• Cameron County, TX (near (Bro)Brownsville Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $500,000
  “Thunderstorm winds of just over 45 mph knocked down several palm fronds and blew unfastened lawn furniture around portions of the City of Brownsville to Los Fresnos. Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport recorded a wind gust of 46 mph at 2:17 PM CST.”
• Radford city, VA (near Radford) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $70,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and tree limbs throughout the city of Radford. Trees knocked down a dozen power poles in the city, including near the intersection of Auburn Avenue and Vienna Avenue.”
• Hall County, GA (near Lake Sidney Lanier) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “A local newspaper reported at least 20 large trees blown down along Arrowhead Drive at Lake Lanier. Two to three homes were damaged by falling trees, no injuries were reported.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Mc Queen) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $40,000
  “Thunderstorms with strong, gusty and damaging outflow winds moved across the southeast portion of the greater Phoenix area, including the community of Tempe, during the early evening hours on August 12th.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Scottsdale Muni) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $40,000
  “Thunderstorms with strong, gusty and damaging outflow winds moved across the northeast portion of the greater Phoenix area during the late afternoon hours on August 12th. Some of the storms affected North Scottsdale, in the area near Shea Boulevard and east of the Loop 101 freeway.”

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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