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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on September 8, 2012

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on September 8, 2012 from September 8, 2012 through September 8, 2012, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Tornado Reports
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Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · September 8, 2012 · 2012–present Updated  Daily · last Sep 8, 2012

NWS Hail Reports on September 8, 2012

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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

NWS Wind Reports on September 8, 2012

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58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
8:06 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Suffolk County · 47,839 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Wires on Charles Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Boston, MA
46 mph
Sep 8, 2012
8:04 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Middlesex County · 310,073 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A tree on Pawtucket Boulevard was downed by thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Tyngsboro, MA
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
7:34 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Oxford County · 27,356 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm downed trees on wires on Jewett Road in Canton.
NWS Wind Report Location: .69 N Canton, ME
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
7:01 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Carroll County · 30,976 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm downed a tree on Number 9 Road in Tuftonboro.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Tuftonboro, NH
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
7:00 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Carroll County · 30,976 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm downed a tree across a road in Madison.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Madison, NH
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
6:58 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Johnston County · 66,390 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: One tree was blown down on Castleberry Road near NC Highway 42. Another tree was reported down on some power-lines near Archer Lodge.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.68 W Clayton Flowers Arpt, NC
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
6:47 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Carroll County · 30,976 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm downed a tree on Great Hill Road in Tamworth.
NWS Wind Report Location: .85 SE Tamworth, NH
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
6:40 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Belknap County · 28,355 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm downed wires on Dupont Road in Belmont.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.38 N Belmont, NH
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
6:40 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Carroll County · 30,976 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm downed trees on wires in Moultonborough.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Moultonboro, NH
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
6:39 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Tolland County
Wind Report Description: Wires on Clark Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Tolland, CT
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
6:32 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Grafton County · 31,413 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm downed a tree across Route 10 in Piermont.
NWS Wind Report Location: .5 W Piermont, NH
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
6:23 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Grafton County · 31,413 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm downed a tree across Route 118 in Warren.
NWS Wind Report Location: .85 SW Warren, NH
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
6:18 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Grafton County · 31,413 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm downed a tree across Prudeau Road in Bethlehem.
NWS Wind Report Location: .49 W Bethlehem, NH
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
6:17 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Hartford County
Wind Report Description: Trees and wires on Kelsey Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: .86 NW New Britain, CT
58 mph
Sep 8, 2012
6:15 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 8, 2012
Coos County · 14,043 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm downed trees in North Stratford.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.63 ENE North Stratford, NH
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Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

NWS Tornado Reports on September 8, 2012

2 reports
EF1 category
Sep 8, 2012
10:01 AM EST-5
Tornado report for September 8, 2012
Kings County · 52,359 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: This is the fourth segment of a combined waterspout/tornado that originated as a waterspout about 1 mile south of the tip of Breezy Point in ANZ-355 (Coastal Waters From Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out to 20 Nautical Miles) at 10:56 am. The waterspout then reached land and crossed Breezy Point Queens as an EF0 tornado from 10:58 to 10:59 am. The tornado then went back over water, traversing the Eastern Arm of Lower New York Harbor (ANZ-338), to the west of Rockaway Inlet, from 10:59-11:00 am as a waterspout. At 11:01 am, the waterspout made landfall as a tornado to the southeast of Plumb Beach, about 750 feet south of the Belt Parkway. The tornado traversed northeast across Marine Park, based on video evidence, then through the Mill Basin Section of Kings County/Brooklyn where it brought down a tree and limbs along Whitman Drive around 11:02 am. The tornado continued heading northeast into Bergen Beach where it downed a tree and several limbs between the corner of East 70th Street and Avenue Y and the corner of Royce Street and Avenue W around 11:03 am. The tornado then crossed the Canarsie section of Kings County/Brooklyn from 11:04 to 11:05 am before lifting near the corner of East 94th Street and Avenue N. In Canarsie, the tornado caused structural damage to several homes and to several trees in and around Canarsie Park.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1.76 E Homecrest, NY
EF0 category
Sep 8, 2012
9:58 AM EST-5
Tornado report for September 8, 2012
Queens County · 172,141 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: This is the second of four segments of a combined waterspout tornado event. The tornado originated as a waterspout approximately 1 mile south of the tip of Breezy Point at 10:56 am in ANZ-355, and crossed onto land, as a tornado approximately 2500 feet northeast of the tip of Breezy Point, Queens at 10:58 am. The tornado caused structural damage to the Breezy Point Surf Club near where the waterspout came onshore as a tornado. Damage was also reported near its exit point off Breezy Point, with multiple trees and power lines reported down near the Beach 216th Street, at 10:59 am. At this point the tornado exited as a waterspout into the eastern arm of Lower New York Harbor, ANZ-338, about 12,500 feet west of Rockaway Inlet. The waterspout then continued northeast until making landfall as a tornado in Kings County/Brooklyn to the southeast of Plumb Beach about 750 feet south of the Belt Parkway at 11:01 am. The tornado then continued moving northeast into Brooklyn where it produced EF1 damage in Canarsie, Brooklyn before lifting at 11:05 am.
NWS Tornado Report Location: .71 WSW Rockaway Beach, NY
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After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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Frequently asked questions

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How many storm reports were recorded on September 8, 2012?

Our records show 0 hail, 297 wind, and 2 tornado reports on September 8, 2012, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on September 8, 2012.

What was the largest hail reported on September 8, 2012?

No reported hail size is available for this selection.

Some reports show UNK instead of a wind speed or tornado rating — what does that mean?

Wind reports come three ways: measured from an instrument, estimated from the damage observed, or UNK when no speed was recorded. Tornadoes show UNK until the National Weather Service finishes a damage survey and assigns an EF rating. UNK simply means that value was not available when the report was filed.

A report appeared near my home on September 8, 2012 — is my roof damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report shows that hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby, not that any specific home was hit. To find out whether your property was affected, check an address-level hail report, and if it looks significant, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection before scheduling roof work.

I am buying or selling a home — how do these on September 8, 2012 reports help?

If a storm passed through, a roof or exterior may have damage that is hard to see, or a recent repair may trace back to it. Buyers can ask better questions before closing, and sellers can document the home condition up front — both starting from the property address rather than a whole region.

How do I check what happened at a specific address on September 8, 2012?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events on September 8, 2012 across the United States, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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