Storm reports for March 8, 2012

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On March 8, 2012, 15 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Webb 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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $107,000 in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (29 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tallahatchie County, MS (near Cowart) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · 2 injuries
  “Straight line winds caused extensive damage across much of Tallahatchie County. Trees and power lines were knocked down across the county. About four miles west of Charleston, on Blue Cain Road, six mobile homes were shifted off their foundations with some receiving extensive roof damage.”
• Delta County, TX (near Lake Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Damaging downburst winds caused damage near the intersection of State Highway 24 and FM 198. A small barn lost most of its roof, and on the other side of the intersection, a large metal storage building also lost most of its roof. The roof was tossed about a hundred yards from the building.”
• Webb County, TX (near Pescadito) · Hail 1.25″ · $10,000
  “Vehicles with windshields damaged due to half-dollar sized hail along Highway 59 near the community of Ranchitos Las Lomas.”
• Lamar County, TX (near Sylvan) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $7,000
  “A wood chicken coop was destroyed along FM 196, south of Blossom. The sheet metal from the coop was strewn across the property to the north.”
• Webb County, TX (near Mirando City) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Public reported large tree blown down in Mirando City.”
• Cullman County, AL (near Centerville) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $0
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated to around 50 mph knocked down small tree limbs along County Road 1282 northwest of Folsom Field.”

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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