Storm reports for February 12, 2007

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On February 12, 2007, 18 hail, 19 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Iberia Parish, LA. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (18)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7.3 million in property damage, 37 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (47 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Orleans Parish, LA (near Gentilly) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million · 1 death · 10 injuries
  “A tornado touched down just south of the intersections of Franklin Avenue and Prentiss Street and moved east northeast across the southern portion of Pontchartrain Park to the Industrial Canal.”
• Orleans Parish, LA (near New Orleans) · Tornado EF2 · $2 million · 15 injuries
  “A tornado crossed the Mississippi River form Jefferson Parish and moved on a northerly course through portions of the Uptown and Carrollton areas with continuous damage noted.”
• Jefferson Parish, LA (near Westwego) · Tornado EF2 · $2 million · 9 injuries
  “A tornado moved along a northerly path from Lapalco Boulevard to the Mississippi River roughly following Avenue C and Avenue D. Significant damage was observed to residential and commercial structures that indicated an intensity in the mid to upper range of an EF 2 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita…”
• St. Martin Parish, LA (near Ruth) · Tornado EF2 · $1.5 million · 3 injuries
  “Wind speeds were estimated between 110 and 120 mph, or on the low end of EF2. This tornado was spawned by the same storm that produced the Youngsville tornado. The tornado began southwest of the intersection of Poydras Highway and Eunice Road and moved northeast, ending past Nursery Highway.”
• Smith County, MS (near Burns) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “This weak tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 35 and County Road 504. One home had some roofing blown off, power poles were blown down and a few trees were snapped. The tornado tracked along the north side of Highway 504 downing many trees.”
• Lafayette Parish, LA (near Youngsville) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
  “This tornado began just northeast of the intersection of Verot School Road and Highway 92 and traveled northeast, ending near Bonin Road. Two brick homes received signficant roof damage on Rue Paon in the Hunters Ridge subdivision.”

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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