Storm reports for April 6, 2012

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On April 6, 2012, 21 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Crane 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 (21)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $15,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (28 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Collier County, FL (near (Apf)Naples Muni Arp) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
  “A resident of Ambassador Club Condos observed a waterspout moving onshore with damage to several sliding glass doors, minor damage to roofing, along with broken tree branches and snapped palm trees. Maximum winds were likely in 65-80 mph range.”
• Broward County, FL (near Hollywood) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $3,000
  “Several large trees and power lines were knocked down in Dania Beach near Federal Highway north of Sheridan Street. A chain link fence was also blown down.”
• Collier County, FL (near (Apf)Naples Muni Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “Reports of trees and power lines downed in the Gulf Shore Boulevard and Moorings Country Club area of Naples. This damage was not directly related to the waterspout that made landfall near 1901 Gulf Shore Blvd., but instead likely from downburst winds associated with the same storm.”
• Box Butte County, NE (near Alliance) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Straight line winds associated with a microburst from a thunderstorm lifted the roof off a home near 9th and Toluca Street, damaged two buildings near 11th and Flack Street, uprooted several trees, and blew seven coal cars off the tracks at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yard.”
• Crane County, TX (near Crane) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A thunderstorm moved over Crane County and produced a wind gust of 65 mph four miles west of Crane.”
• Broward County, FL (near Hollywood) · Hail 1.00″
  “A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail one to two miles southeast of the Driftwood Estates near Hollywood Blvd. and South 28th Ave.”

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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