Storm reports for March 21, 2012

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On March 21, 2012, 12 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 17 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Nicholas County, WV.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (57 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Caldwell Parish, LA (near Grayson) · Tornado EF1 · $500,000
  “An EF1 tornado touched down in Caldwell Parish west of Grayson along State Route 845 snapping a few trees. The tornado moved north-northwest and intensified to EF1 intensity as it crossed Hwy. 126 and paralleled McCrary Road where most of the damage occurred.”
• Warren County, MS (near Stout) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
  “This tornado touched down near the Army Corps of Engineers Experimental Station where it peeled part of a metal roof off a building and overturned a trailer. The tornado then moved along Porters Chapel Road, where it knocked down trees and overturned a single wide mobile home.”
• Ascension Parish, LA (near Prairieville) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “A NWS storm survey team confirmed a tornado touched down and tracked through portions of Prairieville. The tornado initially touched down along Duplessis Road, tracked approximately 3 miles before lifting after crossing near the intersection of Highways 42 and 930.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Gulde) · Tornado EF2 · $150,000
  “The tornado started just north of Interstate 20 near Carter Circle where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado continued slightly west of north and remained relatively weak. It blew down a few trees and limbs along the path.”
• Warren County, MS (near Allen) · Tornado EF2 · $150,000
  “This tornado first touched down in northern Claiborne County downing trees along Floyd Road. It then crossed the Big Black River into southern Warren County impacting a hunting camp, destroying 2 mobile homes, snapping 4 power poles and snapping numerous trees.”
• Claiborne County, MS (near Willows) · Tornado EF2 · $100,000
  “This tornado first touched down in northern Claiborne County downing trees along Floyd Road. It then crossed the Big Black River into southern Warren County impacting a hunting camp, destroying 2 mobile homes, snapping 4 power poles and snapping numerous trees.”

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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