Storm reports for April 26, 2012

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On April 26, 2012, 168 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Sevier County, TN.

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 (168)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage, $2,000 in crop damage and 15 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (207 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Prowers County, CO (near Lamar) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000 · 7 injuries
  “This long-track tornado began southeast of Lamar and damaged an electrical substation along county road EE. A power outage in the Lamar area lasted for over 12 hours. Two communication towers were downed...and four dwellings were destroyed.”
• Williamson County, TN (near Franklin) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000 · 6 injuries
  “An NWS Storm Survey confirmed an EF0 tornado touched down in Franklin. Damage began near the intersection of Highway 96 and Founders Point Boulevard where several trees were snapped and minor roof damage occurred.”
• Chester County, TN (near Montezuma) · Tornado EF2 · $400,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down along Highway 225 and Silerton Road near Montezuma and moved southeast for roughly 2 miles. Six homes were damaged with two sustaining significant damage. A roof of a church sustained minor damage. A few farm sheds were damaged as well. A camper and boat was destroyed.”
• Kiowa County, CO (near Chivington) · Tornado EF1 · $40,000 · 1 injury
  “Power poles just south of Chivington were downed...and a mobile home was destroyed and a church was damaged.”
• Prowers County, CO (near Lamar Arpt) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000
  “A hog farm was struck with 18 hog barns destroyed. There were no hogs on the farm at the time.”
• Randall County, TX (near Canyon) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “An official National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a storage unit was destroyed by thunderstorm wind gusts just south of Rockwell Road and Interstate 27 on Joy Avenue. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.”

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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