Storm reports for February 22, 2012

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On February 22, 2012, 16 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Hopkins County, KY.

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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (27 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Floyd County, GA (near Forrestville) · Tornado EF1 · $1.6 million
  “An EF-1 tornado touched down in Rome just west of the Maplewood Subdivision. EF-1 damage, consisting mostly of uprooted and snapped trees, occurred as the tornado moved in a general easterly direction.”
• Chesterfield County, SC (near Mc Bee) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Electric company reported a couple of trees and powerlines down from Wire Road to McBee on hwy 147.”
• Claiborne County, TN (near Tazewell) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $8,000
  “High department personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind near Tazewell.”
• Grainger County, TN (near Blaine) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $8,000
  “High department personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind near Blaine.”
• Hawkins County, TN (near Rogersville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $8,000
  “Law enforcement personnel reported three to four trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Rogersville.”
• Washington County, TN (near Jonesboro) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $8,000
  “High department personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind near Jonesborough.”

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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