Storm reports for January 11, 2012

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On January 11, 2012, 9 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Spartanburg County, SC.

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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $13.4 million in property damage and 18 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (12 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rutherford County, NC (near Ellenboro) · Tornado EF2 · 10 injuries
  “A tornado damage path begin near the Ellenboro community, just northeast of the intersection of Pinehurst Rd and Bridge Rd. The track was relatively weak and intermittent for the first mile or so, as it crossed into a wooded area before emerging on Tiney Rd near the Corinth community.”
• Burke County, NC (near Burke Chapel) · Tornado EF2 · $13.4 million · 8 injuries
  “This tornado touched down near George Hildebrand School Rd, felling trees and causing minor roof damage to several homes. The tornado continued northeast from there, along an intermittent path.”
• Spartanburg County, SC (near New Prospect) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter size hail fell along highway 9 near the North Carolina border.”
• Bradley County, TN (near Cleveland) · Hail 0.88″
  “Storm spotter reported nickle size hail in Cleveland.”
• Whitfield County, GA (near Dalton) · Hail 0.88″
  “A member of the general public reported 0.88 inch hail on Corporate Drive in Dalton.”
• Knox County, TN (near Farragut) · Hail 0.75″
  “Storm spotter reported pea to dime size hail in Farragut.”

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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