Storm reports for March 29, 2012

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On March 29, 2012, 107 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Roger Mills County, OK.

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 (107)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $200 million in property damage and $1 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (117 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hidalgo County, TX (near Edinburg Muni Arpt) · Hail 2.75″ · $200 million
  “Up to an hour of continuous hail, driven by frequent winds estimated at 70 to 75 mph, knocked at least one window out of every north���facing home, defoliated nearly every tree, left up to a half foot of accumulated hail on the ground, and produced hail drifts up to 4 feet high.”
• Nueces County, TX (near Robstown Co Arpt) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Public reported golf ball sized hail just west of Robstown.”
• Webb County, TX (near Laredo Link Arpt) · Hail 1.25″ · $25,000
  “Half dollar sized hail occurred in the western part of the community of Rio Bravo.”
• Bee County, TX (near Beeville) · Hail 1.00″ · $25,000
  “Pea to quarter sized hail occurred in the city of Beeville.”
• Nueces County, TX (near Rabb) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Telephone pole snapped at County Road 79 and Old Robstown Road.”
• Bee County, TX (near Beeville) · Hail 1.00″ · $10,000
  “Spotter reported quarter sized hail in the northeast side of the city of Beeville.”

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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