Storm reports for March 28, 2012

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On March 28, 2012, 155 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Greenwood 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 (155)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (172 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Greenwood County, KS (near Madison) · Hail 3.00″ · $1 million
  “Hail stone diameters ranged from golfball size to just over three-inches in Madison. Widespread roof and car damage likely occurred. This was the first (and largest) round of large hail to hit Madison within a two-hour period. Property damage amounts are rough estimates.”
• Furnas County, NE (near Holbrook) · Hail 1.00″ · $50,000
  “At one point, the town was covered in one inch of mostly pea size hail, with the largest hail stones one inch in diameter. Highway 6 was slick due to the copious amounts of hail that fell.”
• Greenup County, KY (near Greenup) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $40,000
  “Trees were blown down in the town of Greenup. Overhead wires were brought down by the trees. At least one vehicle was damaged when a garage door was blown off.”
• Tucker County, WV (near Pierce) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Emergency management reported trees down along SR 219 just north of Thomas.”
• Upshur County, WV (near Rock Cave) · Hail 1.00″ · $25,000
  “Vehicles were dented and some roof shingles were damaged.”
• Duval County, TX (near Rosita) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Duval County Sheriffs office reported wind damage to a residence west of San Diego. A tin awning and portion of the roof of the mobile home were peeled back by the high winds. A tin roof on a shed was also peeled back along with large tree limbs broken.”

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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