Storm reports for May 7, 2012

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On May 7, 2012, 120 hail, 71 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Eddy County, NM.

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 (120)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $502,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (191 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Yazoo County, MS (near Yazoo City Barrier A) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Multiple trees were blown down around Yazoo City, including one that fell on a home on Spears Road injuring one person.”
• Yuma County, AZ (near (Yum)Yuma Intl Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $120,000
  “An upper level low pressure system moved south and into southwest Arizona during the afternoon and evening on May 7th, and some mid level moisture moved in with the upper low. The atmosphere became unstable, and virga showers developed in the Yuma area shortly after midnight.”
• Panola County, TX (near Carthage) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees in Carthage. One of these trees fell across a mobile home. There were no report of injuries.”
• Mercer County, PA (near Hermitage) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $35,000
  “A newspaper reported a roof blown off a large industrial building east of Hermitage.”
• Adams County, MS (near Natchez) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Large limbs were blown down blocking Marion Avenue, a road near Copiah Lincoln Community College and Pinewood Circle. A tree also fell on a house near Pinewood Circle. Several other roads near and southeast of Natchez had trees down across them.”
• Rusk County, TX (near Henderson) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous large trees were downed in and around Henderson, Texas. Local Emergency Manager reported that a tree fell on a house in town, along with numerous other roadways being blocked by fallen trees. Hwy. 42 and FM. 1249 were hit the worst.”

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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