Storm reports for April 9, 2012

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On April 9, 2012, 56 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Woodward 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 (56)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $71,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (67 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Woodward County, OK (near Woodward) · Hail 4.25″ · 1 injury
  “The hail broke multiple windows and dented several cars.”
• Chautauqua County, KS (near Cedar Vale) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “A couple of power poles were downed with power outages reported.”
• Childress County, TX (near Loco) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Large power poles were reported down on U.S. Highway 62 about 12 miles north of Childress.”
• Osage County, OK (near Okesa) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000
  “Large hail caused significant damage to home windows and to a vehicle in Okesa.”
• Reeves County, TX (near Orla) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $6,000
  “A thunderstorm moved over Orla and produced winds over 60 mph which resulted in broken poles.”
• Woodward County, OK (near Sharon) · Tornado EF1 · $5,000
  “Numerous sources reported a tornado that developed east-southeast of Sharon. A 20x40 foot metal shed was destroyed and a roof was partially detached from a home.”

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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