Storm reports for April 15, 2012

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On April 15, 2012, 39 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Morgan County, MO.

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 (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.4 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (72 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• San Patricio County, TX (near Portland) · Tornado EF1 · $2 million
  “NWS storm survey concluded a tornado touched down near Lost Creek Drive on the extreme southeast side of Portland. The tornado moved north through the Portland Northshore Country Club producing mainly tree, roof, and fence damage.”
• Sherman County, NE (near Litchfield) · Tornado EF0 · $60,000
  “This tornado affected a one-half mile path approximately 2 miles northwest of Litchfield, and crossed Highway 2. Damage from this tornado was primarily confined to a metal building at a farmstead near Highway 2. The maximum wind speed was estimated at 80 mph.”
• Wheeler County, NE (near Bartlett) · Tornado EF0 · $54,000
  “A tornado briefly touched down and caused damage to a farmstead five miles northeast of Ericson. Damage occurred to two buildings where a pole barn sustained major damage and the canvas roof of a second larger outbuilding was destroyed.”
• San Patricio County, TX (near Ingleside) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “NWS storm survey concluded a tornado touched down in an open field south of Highway 35 about 2 miles east of Gregory. The tornado crossed Highway 35 damaging a few power poles. Maximum winds were estimated at 70 mph.”
• Van Buren County, AR (near Fairbanks) · Tornado EF1 · $30,000
  “An EF1 tornado snapped off or uprooted dozens of trees, tore part of the porch roof off a mobile home, overturned a travel trailer, and caused minor damage to a house and a vacant mobile home.”
• Cherokee County, OK (near Standing Rock) · Tornado EF1 · $30,000
  “A tornado damaged homes and destroyed several sheds and barns. It also snapped hardwood trees. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was 85 to 95 mph. The tornado continued into Adair County, Oklahoma.”

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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