Storm reports for May 8, 2012

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On May 8, 2012, 9 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sierra 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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $346,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (25 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hidalgo County, TX (near Linn) · Thunderstorm wind 102 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “A semi trailer was blown over on US 281, 6 miles north of TX HWY 186. Driver of semi was injured. Driver stated that he had pulled onto the shoulder due to blinding rain and pelting hail and soon after, the downburst moved the trailer onto the dirt shoulder and then turned over.”
• Jim Wells County, TX (near Orange Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000
  “A NWS survey concluded that a downburst of straight-line winds occurred over the southern portion of the city of Orange Grove near the intersection of Highway 359 and County Road 374. The winds were estimated to be up to 80 mph. The damage path was 1 mile long and a half of a mile wide.”
• Presidio County, TX (near Shafter) · Hail 1.75″ · $20,000
  “A severe thunderstorm developed in Presidio County and produced golfball sized hail in Shafter. The hail resulted in five pickup truck windshields being destroyed and several homes with broken windows. The cost of the damage is a very rough estimate.”
• Nueces County, TX (near Lon Hill) · Hail 1.00″ · $10,000
  “Quarter sized hail occurred near Wood River Drive in Calallen.”
• Nueces County, TX (near La Rose) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “A television antenna 20 feet tall and well secured was blown down.”
• Palm Beach County, FL (near Tequesta) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $2,000
  “Media reported several tree branches were snapped and two light poles were either bent or knocked down near the intersection of Indian Creek Parkway and Maplewood Drive. Damage reported was on the property of St. Peter Church.”

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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