Storm reports for January 9, 2012

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On January 9, 2012, 2 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Wharton County, TX.

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

Hail reports (2)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $613,000 in property damage and $2,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (12 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fort Bend County, TX (near Clodine) · Tornado EF1 · $500,000
  “An EF-1 tornado with peak winds estimated at 95 mph briefly touched down near the intersection of Bissonnet and Gains Road. Several homes were damaged along Turphin Way with one home sustaining significant roof damage.”
• Galveston County, TX (near Hitchcock Volk Arpt) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “This EF-0 tornado was observed by a police officer to touch down in the Mall of the Mainland parking lot. Tree limbs were downed and some shallow rooted trees were knocked over. A combination of tornadic winds and heavy rainfall likely contributed to some Mall roof damage.”
• Brazoria County, TX (near Chenango) · Tornado EF0 · $20,000
  “This EF-0 tornado destroyed a shed and blew off the top of a rice dryer.”
• Brazoria County, TX (near Otey) · Tornado EF0 · $15,000
  “An EF-0 tornado damaged a barn and destroyed a shed near the Brazos Bend State Park.”
• Galveston County, TX (near Hitchcock Volk Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $6,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced straight line wind damage in the Westwood Circle area of La Marque. The winds downed some fences and uprooted a few trees. This storm produced a tornado in the Mall of the Mainland area just a few minutes later.”
• Fort Bend County, TX (near Fulshear) · Tornado EF0 · $5,000
  “Witnesses observed a funnel cloud that touched down and produced EF0 tree and power line damage in the area. The tornado also lifted a paddle boat into a tree.”

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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