Storm reports for February 3, 2012

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On February 3, 2012, 43 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.25″ (hen egg size) in Brazos 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (43)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (51 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Burleson County, TX (near Snook) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000
  “The tornado touched down to the northeast of Snook and produced major damage to both a private business and a FedEx shipping facility. A small metal outbuilding was destroyed at the private business while a larger metal outbuilding sustained significant damage.”
• Scott County, AR (near Waldron) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $400,000
  “A 2-mile wide swath of damage occurred across Waldron. Dozens of trees and power lines were blown down, as were some street lights. Several houses were damaged, primarily due to trees falling on them. Shingles were blown off some roofs and awnings were damaged. Two barns had their roofs blown off.”
• Burleson County, TX (near Snook) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000
  “Strong straight line winds destroyed a large barn and damaged numerous trees, in addition to briefly lifting the roof off of a home before setting it back down. These straight line winds were associated with the rear flank downdraft of a tornadic supercell.”
• Brazos County, TX (near College Station) · Hail 2.25″ · $30,000
  “Hen egg sized hail reported just north of the Texas A&M campus.”
• Grayson County, TX (near (F39)Sherman-Denison) · Hail 1.75″ · $17,000
  “Golf ball sized hail was reported by amateur radio at North Texas Regional Airport. The airport AWOS recorded a wind gust of 43 MPH. Several planes and cars at the airport were dented by the hail.”
• Grayson County, TX (near (F39)Sherman-Denison) · Hail 2.00″ · $10,000
  “Two inch diameter hail was reported by amateur radio 1 mile northeast of North Texas Regional Airport.”

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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