Storm reports for February 12, 2008

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On February 12, 2008, 49 hail, 111 damaging-wind and 16 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Terrebonne 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 (49)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10.1 million in property damage, $788,000 in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (176 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tangipahoa Parish, LA (near Independence) · Tornado EF1 · $25,000 · 1 death
  “A weak tornado initially touched down near a hospital turning an unoccupied mobile home on its side, peeling off a portion of the roof of a nearby building, and moving several automobiles and breaking out their windows.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Flowood) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $3 million
  “A very intense downburst occurred across a good portion of central Rankin County, generally covering areas from the east side of Pearl through the south side of Brandon to areas just southeast of Brandon. This downburst occurred just after the EF1 tornado moved through the heart of Pearl.”
• Copiah County, MS (near Gallman) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $1 million
  “An intense downburst occurred in the Gallman Community as a line of thunderstorms move through Copiah County. Several trees were blown down and part of a mobile home was heavily damaged. The most significant damage occurred to the Advanced Auto Warehouse.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Flowood) · Tornado EF1 · $1 million
  “This tornado touched down near Trustmark Park and traveled east-southeast for almost 3.5 miles. Near the ballpark, several trees were snapped and construction material was blown some distance.”
• Newton County, MS (near Conehatta) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $500,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across western Newton County. Numerous power outages in Conehatta and north towards Sebastopol. Additionally, several sheds, outbuildings, and chicken houses were damaged.”
• Collier County, FL (near Everglades City) · Tornado EF0 · $445,000
  “An EF0 Tornado touched down at the Everglades City Airport, flipping two Cessna Aircrafts while moving northeast. The tornado then moved across western sections of Everglades City producing roof and minor structural damage to a condo, school, and storage building and also downing trees and power…”

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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