Storm reports for April 30, 2012

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On April 30, 2012, 165 hail, 60 damaging-wind and 23 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Borden 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 (165)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $393,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (248 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Craig County, OK (near Welch) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado tore the roof off of a permanent home, shifted another permanent home off its foundation and blew out an exterior wall, turned over an outbuilding, rolled two horse trailers, destroyed a 40' by 60' steel-framed barn, and snapped or uprooted a number of hardwood trees.”
• Donley County, TX (near Hedley) · Hail 2.75″ · $50,000
  “A trained spotter reported that the baseball size hail fell for five minutes. The hail smashed multiple vehicle windshields and windows, however no injuries or fatalities were reported.”
• Nowata County, OK (near Delaware) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large trees onto a home.”
• Sumner County, KS (near Belle Plaine) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Utility poles were downed west of Udall along Highway 55, and sporadic power outages were reported.”
• Mayes County, OK (near Chouteau) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs and damaged shingles on numerous homes.”
• Nowata County, OK (near Glenoak) · Tornado EF1 · $10,000
  “A tornado snapped and uprooted numerous hardwood trees and damaged several barns. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was 105 to 115 mph.”

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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