Storm reports for April 8, 2012

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On April 8, 2012, 8 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Anderson 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 (8)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $30,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (9 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Anderson County, TX (near Tennessee Colony) · Hail 4.25″ · $10,000
  “Softball sized hail was reported east of Tennessee Colony.”
• Anderson County, TX (near Cayuga) · Hail 2.00″ · $10,000
  “A trained spotter measured 2 hail approximately 1 mile east of Cayuga.”
• Doña Ana County, NM (near Strauss) · Hail 1.25″
  “A report from the public indicated 1.25 inch hail fell about 1 mile southeast of the Weather Service Office in Santa Teresa, NM. Quarter size hail was observed at the National Weather Service Office.”
• El Paso County, TX (near Vinton) · Hail 1.00″
  “KFOX forwarded on a report of 1 inch hail in Vinton.”
• Van Zandt County, TX (near Phalba) · Hail 0.88″
  “Nickel sized hail was reported in Phalba. The thunderstorm winds were also estimated to be 50 mph.”

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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