Storm reports for February 20, 2012

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On February 20, 2012, 26 hail, 22 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Garfield County, OK.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $12,000 in property damage, 1 injury and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (48 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pontotoc County, OK (near Ada) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · 1 death · 1 injury
  “Information provided by a NWS Storm Survey team and local radar confirmed that a strong microburst occurred near the Happyland community. A strapped down, double-wide was destroyed by the intense winds, with debris scattered 100 to 150 yards.”
• Bourbon County, KS (near Ft Scott) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Power lines were blown down in the city of Fort Scott.”
• Vernon County, MO (near Nevada) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “A Subway restaurant suffered minor damage in Nevada.”
• Butler County, KS (near Andover) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A roof was torn off of a building and some cars were moved while parked in a lot.”
• Oklahoma County, OK (near Edmond) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Local broadcast media and newspaper outlets reported damage from a thunderstorm that moved over southern Edmond. Four power poles were downed and four other poles were damaged at the Edmond Hyundai automobile dealership. The downed poles resulted in at least 8 vehicles being damaged.”
• Montgomery County, KS (near Caney) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A roof was blown off of a barn and another out buildings walls were blown out.”

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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