Storm reports for April 20, 2012

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On April 20, 2012, 53 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Hidalgo County, TX.

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 (53)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10.1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (70 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hidalgo County, TX (near Lindsay Gardens) · Hail 2.75″ · $10 million
  “Golf ball to baseball size hail was reported over a swath of the heavily populated urban center of Mission and McAllen.”
• Martin County, FL (near Hobe Sound) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $10,000
  “A localized damaging wind event occurred in Tequesta during a strong thunderstorm, with maximum winds of near 55 mph. Several power-poles sustained damage along with numerous power-lines being knocked down. A tree was also toppled.”
• Copiah County, MS (near Barlow) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000
  “Golf ball size hail fell along Highway 547 near Allen.”
• Harris County, TX (near Jersey Village) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $5,000
  “Two power poles downed along Highway 290 along with numerous trees.”
• Liberty County, TX (near Liberty) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Numerous trees downed across the western portion of the county.”
• Galveston County, TX (near La Marque) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Windshields damaged and power outages caused in La Marque.”

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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