Storm reports for March 12, 2012

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On March 12, 2012, 7 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Midland County, MI.

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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $100,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (12 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Midland County, MI (near Alamanda) · Tornado EF1 · $75,000
  “An EF1 tornado with winds estimated at 90 mph started near Weinert and Lewis Roads where a Garage was destroyed. The tornado moved northeast damaging 3 or more pole barns and uprooting trees, especially around Alamando and Mando Roads and near the end of the Tornado path at M-18 and Shaffer Road.”
• Bay County, MI (near Mt Forest) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “Multiple trees were blown down and a boat was reported destroyed.”
• Wexford County, MI (near Missaukee Jct) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $9,000
  “A pontoon boat was flipped, and siding ripped off a home, in the Long Lake area. Soon after, a 63 mph wind gust was measured at the Wexford County Airport.”
• St. James Parish, LA (near Grand Pt) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $3,000
  “Winds blew a shed about 50 feet from its foundation and downed a few power lines in the Grand Point area. The event time was estimated from radar.”
• St. Charles Parish, LA (near Des Allemands) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $3,000
  “One shed was heavily damaged by thunderstorm winds in the Bayou Gauche area.”
• Kent County, MI (near Grand Rapids) · Hail 0.75″
  “The public reported three quarters inch diameter hail with a strong thunderstorm just northeast of downtown Grand Rapids.”

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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