Storm reports for March 7, 2012

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On March 7, 2012, 18 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Sedgwick County, KS.

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 (18)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (20 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kiowa County, OK (near Hobart) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $1,000
  “A 10x10 foot covered steel dog pen anchored into the ground was flipped by a severe wind gust. The pen was anchored at six points with re-bar.”
• Sedgwick County, KS (near Mt Hope) · Hail 1.50″
  “The ping pong ball sized hail covered the ground.”
• Shawnee County, KS (near Menoken) · Hail 1.00″
  “Social media forums had numerous pictures from SW Topeka with quarter sized hail.”

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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