Storm reports for May 12, 2012

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On May 12, 2012, 10 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Cameron 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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $52,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (12 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jones County, MS (near Laurel) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Power lines were blown down on Indian Springs Road, and trees were blown onto power lines in the Shady Grove area. Shingle damage occurred to a home and the roof of a mobile home was blown off in the Shady Grove area as well.”
• Escambia County, FL (near Pensacola) · Tornado EF0 · $1,000
  “A waterspout moved onshore and caused minor damage to a fence...shed and house.”
• Cameron County, TX (near Stuart Place) · Hail 1.25″ · $1,000
  “Nickel to quarter size hail reported at Altas Palmas and Highway 83 and quarter size hail along Highway 83 on the west side of Harlingen. Report from spouse of NWS employee that car windshield was broken from the hail.”
• Cameron County, TX (near Rangerville) · Hail 1.00″
  “Cameron County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail at the intersection of County Road 800 and Rangerville Road.”
• Los Alamos County, NM (near Los Alamos) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter size hail reported in Los Alamos.”
• Willacy County, TX (near Yturria) · Hail 1.00″
  “The Willacy County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail near Yturria. The public reported quarter size hail on the north side of Raymondville. Each report was from the same hail core, which moved quickly northeast of town and may have dropped larger hail over rural locations north of the…”

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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