Storm reports for January 16, 2012

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

← Jan 11, 2012 All 2012 storm days · January 2012 Jan 17, 2012 →

Other storms on January 16 →

On January 16, 2012, 38 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Lawrence County, IL.

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 (38)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $104,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (59 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Christian County, IL (near Assumption) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $35,000
  “Numerous tree limbs were blown down and a shed was damaged in Assumption.”
• Christian County, IL (near Mt Auburn) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down in Mt. Auburn.”
• Sangamon County, IL (near Breckenridge) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Several trees were damaged, including one that fell onto a car. In addition, minor siding damage was reported and a swing set was blown into a field.”
• Monroe County, IN (near Bloomington) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $9,000
  “Three trees were blown down along State Route 45 due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Two of the downed trees were at the intersection of State Route 45 and Russell Road. The other downed tree was just southwest of town. Two of the three trees looked healthy.”
• Laclede County, MO (near Lebanon) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “The rubberized roof on the junior high school auditorium was rolled up and damaged. There was shingle damage to the roof of a house across the street from the school.”
• Johnson County, IN (near Smith Valley) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $4,000
  “Siding was removed from the south side of a home in a neighborhood off of Smith Valley Road due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.”

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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final