Storm reports for October 12, 2011

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On October 12, 2011, 10 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Stone County, MO.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $80,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (15 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Liberty County, TX (near Cleveland Muni Arpt) · Tornado EF0 · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “Tornado touchdown near FM 163 and SH 321 was based on witness report. Damage was intermittent along a path from that point to near the intersection of FM 2286 and FM 2287 where a trailer was overturned and one woman was injured.”
• San Jacinto County, TX (near Shepherd) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees down just north of Squier Cemetary in southern San Jacinto County. Some trees were on houses and trailer homes.”
• Amite County, MS (near Liberty) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “Several trees were reported blown down just west of Liberty.”
• Liberty County, TX (near Cleveland Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph
  “Wind gust of 61 mph from the south was measured at Cleveland Airport.”
• Stone County, MO (near Union City) · Hail 1.25″
  “The public reported hail between quarter and half dollar size which lasted about 5 to 10 minutes.”
• St. Louis County, MN (near Hermantown) · Hail 0.88″
  “The hail fell in the west part of Hermantown.”

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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