Storm reports for April 5, 2012

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On April 5, 2012, 103 hail, 39 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Madison County, MS.

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 (103)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $214,000 in property damage and $15,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (145 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sumter County, SC (near Sumter Dabbs Fld Arp) · Hail 1.00″ · $80,000
  “Public reported quarter size hail damaged their windshield near mile marker 135 on I-95. Other vehicles sustained damaged windshields and dents.”
• Madison County, MS (near Canton) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Golf ball size hail fell one mile north of Nissan Boulevard in Canton.”
• Madison County, MS (near Sloan) · Hail 1.50″ · $20,000
  “Large hail was falling along Nissan Parkway.”
• Greene County, TN (near Baileyton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Law enforcement personnel reported powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds 3 miles northwest of Baileyton on Horton Highway.”
• Washington County, TN (near Limestone) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $8,000
  “Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind on Conklin Road southeast of Limestone near Gladstone.”
• Greene County, TN (near Mohawk) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind 3 miles northwest of Mohawk on Welcome Grove Road.”

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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