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Storm reports for July 15, 2012

NOAA recorded 17 hail reports, 61 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 15 states on July 15, 2012.

in 15 states
80
Storm reports
Near 46.78, -67.94, ME
1.75 in
Largest hail
Near 48.90, -102.22, ND
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, about 49 miles from Washington, DC
2
Tornado reports
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on July 15, 2012 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Late on the evening of July 15, hail up to 1.25 inches across fell in a swath from Summerlin to North Las Vegas, Nevada. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $50 million in property damage from that storm, and its entry describes hail damage to vehicles.1

In Tucson, Arizona, late afternoon winds measured at 61 mph uprooted trees and snapped or toppled numerous wooden power poles along Oracle Road. Storm Events lists $100,000 in property damage for that report.2 That evening near Northgate in Burke County, North Dakota, straight-line winds estimated at 78 knots (90 mph) destroyed a garage, a Quonset building and several grain bins on a farm and damaged a home.3

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 394315, hail, Clark County, Nevada
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 402878, thunderstorm wind, Pima County, Arizona
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 383762, thunderstorm wind, Burke County, North Dakota

Reports by hour

Hail17, most at 2 PM

Wind61, most at 4 PM

Tornado2, most at 2 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:24 PMEF0About 49 miles from Washington, DC0.05 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:50 PMEF0About 51 miles from Binghamton, NY1.24 mi long, 120 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Pennsylvania130121
Virginia120120
Maine10460
Arizona7340
New Jersey6060
New York6060
North Dakota5140
Michigan4310
Texas4130
Washington4310
Connecticut2020
Maryland2011
Nevada2110
Ohio2110
Alabama1010

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Las Vegas, NV1.25 in60 mph0
Tucson, AZ1.0 in70 mph0
Dayton, OH0.75 inNone0
Allentown, PANone60 mph0
Austin, TXNone58 mph0
Lancaster, PANone58 mph0
Philadelphia, PANone60 mph0
Richmond, VANone58 mph0
Temple, TXNone58 mph0
Waco, TXNone51 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.