Storm reports for March 2, 2012

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On March 2, 2012, 541 hail, 222 damaging-wind and 72 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Carroll County, KY. Tornadoes killed 41.

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 (541)

Showing the 300 largest of 541.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $321 million in property damage, $307,000 in crop damage, 309 injuries and 41 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (866 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morgan County, KY (near Artville) · Tornado EF3 · $75 million · 6 deaths · 80 injuries
  “A storm damage survey team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky confirmed that an EF-3 tornado tracked from Menifee County into Morgan County on March 2, 2012.”
• Laurel County, KY (near Hazel Patch) · Tornado EF2 · $5 million · 6 deaths · 40 injuries
  “A storm damage survey team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky confirmed that an EF-2 tornado moved across portions of Laurel County on March 2, 2012.”
• Washington County, IN (near Freddricksburg) · Tornado EF4 · $2 million · 5 deaths
  “This EF-4 tornado that ultimately stayed on the ground for 49 miles across several counties touched down just south of Fredricksburg. Several trees were snapped off with estimated EF-1 damage along a path of 30 yards wide along the south fork of the Blue Lick River.”
• Kenton County, KY (near Bracht) · Tornado EF4 · $20 million · 4 deaths · 8 injuries
  “The tornado touched down in Grant County at 1623 EST, causing low to mid EF3 damage specifically in the Harvesters Subdivision. This damage occurred at the west end of Barley Circle. Most of the damage in the rest of the subdivision was EF1 to EF2.”
• Jefferson County, IN (near Chelsea) · Tornado EF4 · $750,000 · 4 deaths
  “The tornado entered Jefferson County as an EF-4 with a damage width of one-third of a mile. Several mobile homes were destroyed along and just north of State Highway 362 near the three-county intersection with Clark and Scott Counties.”
• Clermont County, OH (near Moscow) · Tornado EF3 · $5.7 million · 3 deaths · 13 injuries
  “The tornado initially touched down in south central Campbell County at 1639 EST near Peach Grove Road and crossed Fisher Road northwest of Peach Grove.”

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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