Storm reports for April 14, 2012

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On April 14, 2012, 250 hail, 90 damaging-wind and 85 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Riley County, KS. Tornadoes killed 6.

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 (250)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $547 million in property damage, $8.3 million in crop damage, 74 injuries and 6 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (444 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Woodward County, OK (near Tangier) · Tornado EF3 · 6 deaths · 29 injuries
  “The tornado developed approximately just south of Arnett (Ellis County) at 11:42 pm CDT on April 14, 2012 and moved northeast. Only minor damage, downed trees and power poles/lines, was seen as the tornado moved over mainly rural portions of Woodward County, southwest of the city of Woodward.”
• Sedgwick County, KS (near Haysville) · Tornado EF3 · $500 million · 38 injuries
  “Significant damage to homes, many of them had a number missing outer walls. Seven homes were missing two to four walls, one home was completely destroyed. The trees associated with house completely stripped to nothing, this was also the case at many other locations along the path.”
• Fremont County, IA (near Percival) · Tornado EF2 · 4 injuries
  “A tornado touched down near Percival, Iowa and began a 12 mile long track that went through Thurman causing extensive home, vehicle and tree damage to that town. It was estimated that at least 70 percent of the buildings in Thurman sustained damage, including 14 homes that were destroyed.”
• Union County, IA (near Cromwell) · Tornado EF2 · $5 million · 2 injuries
  “This tornado continued in from Adams county. NWS storm survey confirmed a strong EF2 tornado. It entered Union county just southwest of Cromwell and tracked east-northeast through the far northwest portion of Creston.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Wolfforth) · Hail 1.00″ · 1 injury
  “A NWS employee estimated quarter size hail at the Lubbock Youth Sports Complex. Fans and participants at a girl's softball game rushed to dugout shelters after large hail fell very suddenly from a rapidly-developing thunderstorm.”
• Lincoln County, NE (near North Platte) · Hail 2.50″ · $30 million
  “Tennis ball size hail fell on the west side of North Platte, with a few pieces that large also falling on the east side of the city. Golf ball size hail also fell across much of the city and lasted until 6:50 p.m. CDT. In some parts of the city large hail fell off and on for almost two hours.”

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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