Storm reports for April 11, 2012

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

← Apr 10, 2012 All 2012 storm days · April 2012 Apr 12, 2012 →

Other storms on April 11 →

On April 11, 2012, 41 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Lea County, NM.

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 (41)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $61,000 in property damage and $15.3 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (52 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Eagle County, CO (near Dotsero) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $12,000
  “Severe thunderstorm outflow winds destroyed a barn when a well secured roof was blown off.”
• Riverside County, CA (near Hemet) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Winds from a thunderstorm in the Hemet area ripped off a 30-foot section of a mobile home carport awning and damaged part of the roof near the intersection of Gilbert and Chambers Streets. A piece of the awning landed roughly 150 yards away at Diamond Valley Middle School.”
• San Joaquin County, CA (near Ortega) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
  “An EF0 tornado briefly touched down southwest of Stockton near French Camp. An outbuilding was destroyed but no injuries resulted.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Ft Stockton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $2,000
  “A thunderstorm moved over Pecos County and produced hail and wind damage. The storm knocked leaves off of mesquite trees, and a shed was blown over due to strong winds. The cost for the damage to the shed is a rough estimate.”
• Winkler County, TX (near Kermit) · Hail 1.00″ · $2,000
  “A thunderstorm moved over Winkler County and produced one inch hail over Kermit. A pickup truck was dented on the east side of Kermit. The cost of the damage to the truck is a rough estimate.”
• Hutchinson County, TX (near Borger) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $0
  “A trained spotter reported that two inch diameter tree limbs were broken off by the strong thunderstorm wind gusts. No injuries and no other damage were reported.”

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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final