Storm reports for April 12, 2012

On April 12, 2012, 40 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 4 states.

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40hail reports

3damaging-wind reports

1tornado reports

2.50″largest hail reported

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On April 12, 2012, 40 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Hitchcock County, NE.

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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
NE	26	2	1	2.50″
CO	8	0	0	2.00″
KS	4	1	0	1.00″
CA	2	0	0	1.75″

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Atwater, CA	32,248	1.75″
McCook, NE	7,212	0.75″

Hail reports (40)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
23:34	2.50″	Hitchcock County, NE
23:50	2.50″	Perkins County, NE
20:45	2.00″	Logan County, CO
00:32	2.00″	Hitchcock County, NE
22:08	1.75″	Keith County, NE
22:17	1.75″	Keith County, NE
22:17	1.75″	Keith County, NE
23:50	1.75″	Perkins County, NE
00:34	1.75″	Hitchcock County, NE
00:42	1.75″	Perkins County, NE
01:05	1.75″	Merced County, CA
21:45	1.50″	Sedgwick County, CO
02:16	1.50″	Hitchcock County, NE
20:35	1.00″	Logan County, CO
20:40	1.00″	Logan County, CO
21:24	1.00″	Sedgwick County, CO
21:45	1.00″	Deuel County, NE
22:10	1.00″	Keith County, NE
22:15	1.00″	Keith County, NE
23:29	1.00″	McPherson County, NE
23:33	1.00″	Perkins County, NE
23:39	1.00″	Sherman County, KS
00:02	1.00″	Cheyenne County, KS
00:39	1.00″	Hitchcock County, NE
00:45	1.00″	Merced County, CA
00:54	1.00″	Lincoln County, NE
01:05	1.00″	Lincoln County, NE
01:25	1.00″	Lincoln County, NE
02:01	1.00″	Cheyenne County, KS
02:37	1.00″	Red Willow County, NE
03:00	1.00″	Red Willow County, NE
21:46	0.88″	Keith County, NE
21:48	0.88″	Keith County, NE
19:08	0.75″	Logan County, CO
21:21	0.75″	Sedgwick County, CO
21:55	0.75″	Keith County, NE
21:56	0.75″	Sedgwick County, CO
23:08	0.75″	Hitchcock County, NE
02:06	0.75″	Rawlins County, KS
03:16	0.75″	Red Willow County, NE

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded $600,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (44 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hitchcock County, NE (near Trenton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
“Peak wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.”
Hitchcock County, NE (near Trenton) · Hail 1.75″
“Observer reported hail covering the ground.”
Merced County, CA (near Atwater) · Hail 1.75″
“A trained spotter reported golf ball (1.75 inches) sized hail in Atwater. The hail accumulated several inches deep on area roads.”
Merced County, CA (near Atwater) · Hail 1.00″
“Trained spotters reported copious accumulating large hail just north of Merced.”
Lincoln County, NE (near Wallace) · Hail 1.00″
“Hail up to one inch in diameter covered the ground to three inches in depth.”

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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