Storm reports for July 30, 2012
NOAA recorded 60 hail reports, 136 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 20 states on July 30, 2012.
- in 20 states
- 198
- Storm reports
- About 4 miles from Green Bay, WI
- 2.5 in
- Largest hail
- Near 34.32, -87.74, AL
- 75 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF0, near 35.81, -75.55, NC
- 2
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on July 30, 2012 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.
Reports by hour
Hail60, most at 7 PM
Wind136, most at 12 AM
Tornado2, most at 9 AM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:40 AM | EF0 | Near 35.81, -75.55, NC | 0.5 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| 10:01 AM | EF0 | Near 35.83, -75.62, NC | 1 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:53 PM | 1.0 in | About 16 miles from Asheville, NC |
| 4:20 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.75, -88.00, WI |
| 4:45 PM | 0.75 in | Near 38.28, -80.85, WV |
| 5:15 PM | 0.88 in | Near 45.87, -87.19, MI |
| 5:18 PM | 0.88 in | Near 45.85, -87.16, MI |
| 5:19 PM | 0.88 in | About 25 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 5:20 PM | 1.0 in | About 50 miles from Cape Coral, FL |
| 5:30 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.84, -87.02, MI |
| 5:30 PM | 2.0 in | About 15 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 5:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 13 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 5:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 7 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 5:42 PM | 0.88 in | About 22 miles from Savannah, GA |
Show all 60 hail reportsShow fewer
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 5:52 PM | 1.5 in | In Green Bay, WI |
| 5:54 PM | 2.5 in | About 4 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 5:57 PM | 1.0 in | About 7 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 6:05 PM | 0.75 in | About 48 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 6:25 PM | 0.75 in | About 7 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 6:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.55, -79.82, WV |
| 6:49 PM | 1.75 in | About 35 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 7:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 17 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 7:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 12 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 7:13 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.30, -90.30, AR |
| 7:16 PM | 1.0 in | About 60 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 7:17 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.24, -85.60, AL |
| 7:18 PM | 1.0 in | About 58 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 7:19 PM | 1.5 in | Near 31.20, -85.62, AL |
| 7:25 PM | 0.75 in | About 16 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 7:28 PM | 1.75 in | About 15 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 7:29 PM | 1.0 in | About 44 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 7:30 PM | 0.88 in | About 58 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 7:30 PM | 1.75 in | Near 31.10, -85.59, AL |
| 7:31 PM | 1.0 in | About 56 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 7:59 PM | 1.0 in | About 42 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 8:00 PM | 2.0 in | About 20 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 8:00 PM | 0.75 in | About 17 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 8:06 PM | 0.75 in | About 50 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 8:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 40 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 8:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 50 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 8:35 PM | 0.75 in | About 10 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 8:57 PM | 1.0 in | About 10 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 9:00 PM | 0.75 in | About 10 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 9:00 PM | 1.25 in | About 10 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 9:01 PM | 0.75 in | About 10 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 10:40 PM | 1.5 in | About 36 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 11:39 PM | 1.0 in | About 13 miles from Madison, WI |
| 11:40 PM | 1.0 in | About 13 miles from Madison, WI |
| 12:00 AM | 1.0 in | About 22 miles from Madison, WI |
| 12:14 AM | 1.0 in | About 37 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 12:40 AM | 0.75 in | About 32 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 12:50 AM | 1.0 in | About 22 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 1:08 AM | 1.0 in | About 5 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 1:30 AM | 1.0 in | About 23 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 1:33 AM | 0.88 in | About 15 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 3:14 AM | 0.75 in | About 32 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 3:20 AM | 1.0 in | About 32 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 3:30 AM | 1.0 in | About 23 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 3:37 AM | 1.5 in | About 19 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 4:21 AM | 1.0 in | About 29 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 4:40 AM | 0.75 in | About 34 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 5:22 AM | 1.0 in | About 39 miles from South Bend, IN |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15 AM | 58 mph | Near 35.82, -89.23, TN |
| 1:07 PM | 70 mph | About 27 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 1:16 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 1:20 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 1:36 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 2:06 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:10 PM | 58 mph | About 45 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 2:20 PM | 58 mph | Near 30.35, -85.42, FL |
| 2:25 PM | 58 mph | Near 30.20, -85.60, FL |
| 2:26 PM | 58 mph | Near 30.17, -85.66, FL |
| 2:30 PM | 60 mph | About 16 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 2:35 PM | 58 mph | Near 30.15, -85.64, FL |
Show all 136 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:40 PM | 52 mph | About 17 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 2:45 PM | 60 mph | About 26 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 2:45 PM | 58 mph | Near 46.33, -111.52, MT |
| 2:56 PM | 60 mph | About 16 miles from Pensacola, FL |
| 3:00 PM | 58 mph | Near 29.99, -85.36, FL |
| 3:00 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 3:20 PM | 60 mph | About 18 miles from Daphne, AL |
| 3:26 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC |
| 3:29 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC |
| 3:29 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC |
| 3:30 PM | 74 mph | Near 47.49, -111.40, MT |
| 3:35 PM | 58 mph | About 51 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 3:45 PM | 60 mph | Near 47.52, -111.30, MT |
| 3:52 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 3:58 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC |
| 4:00 PM | 69 mph | About 47 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 4:35 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 4:35 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 4:35 PM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 4:39 PM | 63 mph | About 42 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 4:40 PM | 59 mph | Near 46.67, -85.98, MI |
| 4:46 PM | 63 mph | About 41 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 4:48 PM | 58 mph | Near 38.32, -80.80, WV |
| 4:52 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 5:12 PM | 60 mph | About 53 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 5:15 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 5:27 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 5:55 PM | 58 mph | Near 45.49, -87.45, MI |
| 6:10 PM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 6:19 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 6:35 PM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 6:45 PM | 63 mph | About 37 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 6:45 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.30, -85.76, AL |
| 7:00 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 7:02 PM | 63 mph | About 17 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 7:35 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.25, -90.06, MO |
| 7:42 PM | 60 mph | Near 34.50, -109.35, AZ |
| 7:47 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 7:51 PM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 8:26 PM | 60 mph | Near 39.62, -102.49, CO |
| 8:30 PM | 60 mph | Near 39.48, -102.30, CO |
| 8:30 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.62, -82.39, GA |
| 8:30 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.59, -82.46, GA |
| 8:34 PM | 62 mph | Near 39.24, -102.27, CO |
| 8:35 PM | 60 mph | About 30 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 8:40 PM | 64 mph | About 11 miles from Colorado Springs, CO |
| 8:45 PM | 62 mph | Near 45.57, -84.80, MI |
| 8:56 PM | 67 mph | Near 45.52, -84.65, MI |
| 9:00 PM | 60 mph | Near 39.92, -101.98, KS |
| 9:00 PM | 66 mph | Near 48.42, -109.23, MT |
| 9:05 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.53, -82.75, GA |
| 9:07 PM | 64 mph | About 14 miles from Memphis, TN |
| 9:10 PM | 72 mph | Near 47.28, -111.74, MT |
| 9:20 PM | 60 mph | Near 44.76, -85.72, MI |
| 9:20 PM | 67 mph | Near 47.07, -111.42, MT |
| 9:30 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.54, -82.77, GA |
| 9:35 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.54, -82.81, GA |
| 10:00 PM | 64 mph | Near 34.93, -88.45, MS |
| 10:30 PM | 60 mph | Near 32.40, -109.43, AZ |
| 11:10 PM | 58 mph | Near 34.91, -88.35, MS |
| 11:12 PM | 60 mph | About 57 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 11:15 PM | 60 mph | About 46 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 11:25 PM | 58 mph | Near 34.72, -88.35, MS |
| 11:33 PM | 61 mph | About 46 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 11:57 PM | 60 mph | Near 34.76, -87.97, AL |
| 11:57 PM | 60 mph | About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL |
| 11:58 PM | 60 mph | About 34 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 11:58 PM | 60 mph | About 42 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 11:58 PM | 60 mph | Near 34.49, -87.95, AL |
| 12:00 AM | 60 mph | Near 47.56, -107.53, MT |
| 12:09 AM | 60 mph | About 59 miles from Huntsville, AL |
| 12:15 AM | 60 mph | About 32 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 12:15 AM | 60 mph | About 17 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 12:22 AM | 60 mph | Near 34.32, -87.78, AL |
| 12:29 AM | 75 mph | Near 34.32, -87.74, AL |
| 12:30 AM | 58 mph | Near 34.27, -87.70, AL |
| 12:30 AM | 63 mph | Near 34.29, -87.81, AL |
| 12:33 AM | 40 mph | Near 34.44, -88.14, AL |
| 12:37 AM | 60 mph | About 34 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 12:40 AM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 12:40 AM | 60 mph | Near 47.80, -107.02, MT |
| 12:45 AM | 58 mph | Near 34.23, -87.62, AL |
| 12:50 AM | 64 mph | About 34 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 12:55 AM | 58 mph | Near 47.84, -106.64, MT |
| 12:57 AM | 60 mph | About 20 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 1:00 AM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 1:00 AM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 1:00 AM | 60 mph | About 34 miles from Tucson, AZ |
| 1:05 AM | 64 mph | About 21 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 1:30 AM | 70 mph | About 29 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1:35 AM | 75 mph | About 36 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 1:40 AM | 75 mph | About 31 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 1:40 AM | 60 mph | About 27 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1:41 AM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Flint, MI |
| 1:42 AM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 1:45 AM | 60 mph | About 26 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 1:46 AM | 63 mph | About 25 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 1:47 AM | 63 mph | About 28 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 1:53 AM | 58 mph | About 28 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 1:54 AM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 2:13 AM | 58 mph | Near 34.83, -88.32, MS |
| 2:15 AM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 2:17 AM | 60 mph | Near 34.78, -88.08, AL |
| 2:21 AM | 60 mph | Near 34.77, -88.06, AL |
| 2:30 AM | 60 mph | Near 34.77, -87.96, AL |
| 2:30 AM | 60 mph | Near 34.75, -87.97, AL |
| 2:37 AM | 60 mph | About 3 miles from Flint, MI |
| 2:43 AM | 60 mph | Near 34.59, -87.85, AL |
| 3:07 AM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 3:15 AM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 3:15 AM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 3:15 AM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 3:15 AM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 3:30 AM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 3:40 AM | 74 mph | Near 47.95, -104.94, MT |
| 3:50 AM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 4:03 AM | 63 mph | About 42 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 4:05 AM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 4:18 AM | 67 mph | About 27 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 4:36 AM | 58 mph | About 28 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 4:37 AM | 67 mph | About 18 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 5:07 AM | 63 mph | About 32 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 5:18 AM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Chattanooga, TN |
| 5:42 AM | 49 mph | About 47 miles from Montgomery, AL |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 50 | 10 | 40 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 |
| Michigan | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Florida | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Georgia | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Montana | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Virginia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Colorado | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Arizona | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Indiana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Missouri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay, WI | 2.5 in | None | 0 |
| Appleton, WI | 1.75 in | None | 0 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1.25 in | None | 0 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1.0 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Madison, WI | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Rockford, IL | 0.88 in | None | 0 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | None | 64 mph | 0 |
| Flint, MI | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Memphis, TN | None | 64 mph | 0 |
| South Bend, IN | None | 58 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.