Storm reports for March 12, 2001

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On March 12, 2001, 32 hail, 73 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Craighead County, AR. Tornadoes killed 2.

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 (32)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $17.8 million in property damage, 26 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (121 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Covington County, AL (near Red Level) · Tornado F1 · $1 million · 2 deaths · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down along the leading edge of a bow echo in the Pigeon Creek area just north of Red Level. The tornado destroyed a manufactured home with three people inside. Two of the occupants were killed and one was injured.”
• Walthall County, MS (near Tylertown) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000 · 1 death
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree along Highway 583 that fell on a car fatally injuring the driver.”
• Washington County, AL (near Mc Intosh) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $1 million · 6 injuries
  “A line of severe thunderstorms produced a microburst, with winds estimated in excess of 80 mph, in the vicinity of McIntosh. The severe winds completely destroyed several trailer homes in the area, injuring 6 individuals.”
• Forrest County, MS (near Hattiesburg) · Tornado F1 · $6 million · 5 injuries
  “A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado that moved out of Walthall County into Marion County, about two miles west of Kokomo. The tornado traveled five miles to a point three miles eastnortheast of Kokomo.”
• Miller County, GA (near Boykin) · Tornado F1 · $500,000 · 2 injuries
  “An F1 tornado touched down just west of U.S. Highway 27 in southern Miller County and tracked east to North Eldorendo Road before it disspiated. Seven mobile homes were damaged. A roof was torn off a frame house. One frame house collapsed. Several sheds were damaged.”
• Greene County, MS (near Rounsaville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000 · 2 injuries
  “Severe thunderstorm downburst winds downed trees and overturned a mobile home in the community. Two occupants in the mobile home received minor injuries. The same line of storms also downed trees and produced roof damage to structures in the Leakesville area.”

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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