Storm reports for March 16, 2012

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On March 16, 2012, 52 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Floyd 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 (52)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (54 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fresno County, CA (near Glorietta) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1 million
  “NWS Storm survey team investigated wind damage on the north side of Clovis and determined that a severe thunderstorm produced straight line wind damage at around 230 AM. Several large evergreen trees were downed on homes on the north side of Clovis.”
• Coffee County, GA (near Lehigh) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Trees were blown down and windows blown out at 1163 Cedar Ridge due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts. The time of the event was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated.”
• Floyd County, TX (near Mc Coy) · Hail 2.00″
  “A storm chaser reported hen egg size hail covering the ground five miles east of Petersburg.”
• Tattnall County, GA (near Manassas) · Hail 1.75″
  “Trained Spotter reported hail as large as golf balls fell for about 5 minutes and completely covered the ground.”
• Screven County, GA (near Boyd) · Hail 1.75″
  “Public reported hail as large as golf balls that completely covered a backyard deck.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near New Deal) · Hail 1.25″
  “A trained storm spotter measured 1.25 inch diameter hail two miles north of New Deal. No damage was reported.”

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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