Storm reports for July 12, 2022

Storms brought damaging winds from West Virginia to Delaware on the afternoon and evening of July 12.^1,2 In southern Hampshire County, West Virginia, a macroburst left a swath of tree and property damage 23 miles long and 9 miles wide, with winds estimated at 60 to 105 mph and a measured gust of 89 knots (102 mph).¹ Two EF0 tornadoes there destroyed a barn and damaged another barn and two houses.^3,4 In Maryland, winds estimated at 80 knots (92 mph) downed hundreds of trees in College Park, Berwyn Heights and Olney, and dozens fell onto homes and cars.^5,6 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $1.5 million in property damage around College Park and Berwyn Heights and $1 million around Olney.^5,6 A macroburst ran about 18 miles from near Denton, Maryland, into Delaware with peak winds estimated at 110 mph. Near Andrewsville in Kent County, Delaware, a structure collapsed and roofs were blown off chicken houses.^2,7

In Lenox, Massachusetts, a National Weather Service survey found straight-line winds up to 85 mph that dropped trees onto homes and cars. Just south of town, a falling tree killed a man in a pickup truck.^8,9

In the evening, baseball to softball size hail fell in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, with one stone 4 inches long, the largest hail reported in Middle Tennessee in many years.¹⁰ That night, flash flooding damaged 100 to 125 structures in northern Buchanan County, Virginia, where NOAA lists $1.8 million in property damage.¹¹