Storm reports for May 24, 2012

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On May 24, 2012, 39 hail, 51 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Harrison County, MO.

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 (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage and $78,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (93 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Chippewa County, WI (near (Eau)Eau Claire Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $500,000
  “Numerous trees were uprooted in the Village of Lake Hallie, or northeast of Eau Claire airport. In addition, several of the trees landed on houses and blocked roads, near 20th to 35th Avenue, and along 115th to 130th Street.”
• Eau Claire County, WI (near Eau Claire) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $250,000
  “Widespread tree and power line damage occurred in the northwest side of Eau Claire. A trained spotter in his truck had severe straight line winds move it approximately four feet.”
• Chippewa County, WI (near (Eau)Eau Claire Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “An airport hangar at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport was destroyed by severe straight line winds. In addition, several large trees, up to 12 inches in diameter, were blown down near the north side of the airport.”
• Platte County, NE (near St Bernard) · Tornado EF2 · $100,000
  “A brief tornado from a low-topped mini-supercell destroyed a farm house a few miles west northwest of Cornlea. The house had it's roof lifted off which caused several walls to collapse. The family in the house had seen the tornado approach and had taken cover in the basement and were uninjured.”
• Winneshiek County, IA (near Castalia) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $60,000
  “Two barns were blown down between Castalia and Ossian. One of these barns was a 114 foot by 283 foot freestall barn under construction. On the same farm, another calf barn was partially destroyed and three cattle sheds were completely destroyed.”
• Fayette County, IA (near Hawkeye) · Tornado EF1 · $30,000
  “A brief tornado, along a line of storms, damaged numerous barns, grain buildings, outbuildings, and some homes along and just northeast of U.S. Highway 18 north of Hawkeye, IA. Most of the damage was EF0 but peak wind speeds and described damage briefly reached EF1.”

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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