Storm reports for May 21, 2012

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On May 21, 2012, 91 hail, 29 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Rankin County, MS.

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 (91)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $217,000 in property damage and $15,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (121 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Catahoula Parish, LA (near Foules) · Hail 1.50″ · $40,000
  “Crops were damaged in the area by the hail.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Cleary) · Hail 1.75″ · $30,000
  “Quarter to golf ball size hail fell from Jackson to near Florence.”
• Warren County, MS (near Rose Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “A few trees were blown down around Oak Ridge. Multiple trees and a few power lines were blown down around Vicksburg. One tree was down onto a house. Several more trees were blown down around the southern part of the county.”
• Attala County, MS (near Williamsville) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Damage to vehicles occurred near Highway 35 south of Kosciusko.”
• Lawrence County, TN (near North Xrds) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Some trees were blown down along Buffalo Road and Good Hope Road north of Lawrenceburg.”
• Richland Parish, LA (near Bee Bayou) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down in the area.”

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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