Storm reports for May 16, 2012

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On May 16, 2012, 55 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Warren County, NY.

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 (55)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $85,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (72 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bibb County, GA (near Macon) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $60,000
  “The Bibb County 911 Center and Macon Broadcast Media reported that at least seven trees were blown down at various locations across Macon. Trees fell on homes along Second Avenue and along Saint Charles Place.”
• Addison County, VT (near Basin Harbor) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Several large tree limbs down in the Basin Harbor vicinity.”
• Clearfield County, PA (near Clearfield) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down several trees in Clearfield Borough and Lawrence Township.”
• Richland County, SC (near Forest Acres) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $4,000
  “Police reported trees down on Spring Lake Road.”
• Horry County, SC (near Camp Swamp) · Hail 1.00″ · $3,000
  “Hail reportedly fell for 40 minutes at the Myrtle Grove Gun Club on State Road. The hail began as pea size and increased to quarter size.”
• Georgetown County, SC (near Murrells Inlet) · Hail 1.00″ · $2,000
  “Hail up to the size of quarters was reported on Hyatt Avenue. The hail stopped and started several times over a half hour period.”

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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