Storm reports for May 25, 2012

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On May 25, 2012, 49 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Merrick County, NE.

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 (49)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $217,000 in property damage and $1.3 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (72 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lorain County, OH (near North Ridgeville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs in North Ridgeville knocking out power to as many as 2,000 customers. Limbs fell on a car on Harrison Street briefly trapping the driver. There were no injuries.”
• Woodward County, OK (near Woodward) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “The Mesonet site 2 miles southwest of Woodward measured a 75 mph wind gust. Law enforcement in Woodward reported roof damage to the local Dairy Queen as well as toppled power poles. This wind was generated by a heat burst away from the parent thunderstorm. Monetary damages were estimated.”
• Merrick County, NE (near Palmer) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Golf ball size hail reported on Arthur Road 2 miles west of Palmer.”
• Roger Mills County, OK (near Reydon) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “A steel framed barn of 18 by 16 feet was blown apart with debris scattered up to 400 feet. This wind gust was generated in a heat burst outside of the parent thunderstorm. Monetary damages estimated.”
• Lake County, SD (near Madison) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.”
• Lipscomb County, TX (near Higgins) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “A trained spotter reported that the strong thunderstorm wind gust blew over a carport and that there were two tree limbs blown down. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.”

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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