Storm reports for May 14, 2012

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On May 14, 2012, 30 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Orangeburg County, SC.

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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $210,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (63 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Richmond County, NC (near Diggs) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “At approximately 12:55 pm a weak and very brief tornado touched down in a forested area about 8.5 miles southwest of Rockingham and produced a small area of tree damage which included uprooted and snapped pine trees.”
• Darlington County, SC (near Darlington) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $30,000
  “A large tree around 3 feet in diameter fell onto a trailer and severed it. A storm chaser observed the tree and reported it rotted. A male sleeping inside at the time was unharmed. The trailer was located on Wire Road. There were no other trees or limbs down in the area.”
• Orangeburg County, SC (near Bolen) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “Intense microburst lifted up a carport and flipped it upside down which landed about 20 yards away from the two pickup trucks it was protecting. Minor damage also occurred to the home next to it.”
• Orangeburg County, SC (near Bolen) · Hail 1.75″ · $15,000
  “Public, from NWS storm survey interview, reported golf ball size hail.”
• Horry County, SC (near Chestnut Xrds) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team concluded a downburst with winds up to 65 to 70 mph moved across a heavily wooded area and caused scattered tree damage along its path. Eight pine trees, up to 8 feet in diameter, were snapped. Numerous tree limbs were also down.”
• Marion County, SC (near Centenary) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Trees were reportedly down just off of Alice Avenue. The time was estimated based off radar data.”

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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