Storm reports for May 31, 2012

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On May 31, 2012, 33 hail, 102 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Jeff Davis County, TX.

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 (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $887,000 in property damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (135 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Copiah County, MS (near Gallatin) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000 · 4 injuries
  “Numerous trees were blown down in and southwest of Hazlehurst, as well as across the southern portion of the county. Four people sustained minor injuries when a large branch crashed through the window of a home.”
• St. Landry Parish, LA (near Opelousas) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “Law enforcement relayed a report of a tree that fell on a house along Vincent Street in Opelousas. One person in the house was injured. Pea sized hail was also occurring during the storm.”
• Shelby County, TN (near Ramsey) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Straight line winds produced damage from Shelby Forest to just east of Millington. Several trees were knocked down in the vicinity of Shelby Forest. One tree fell on a mobile home along Raleigh-Millington Road causing a minor injury.”
• Lauderdale County, MS (near Meridian) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down across the county. One tree fell on a house and one fell on a vehicle in Meridian. A transformer was blown near 24th Street and 29th Street.”
• Newton County, MS (near Hazel) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $70,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down across the county. Trees were blown onto power lines just east of Hickory. The roof of a church was damaged just south of Decatur, and pea size hail fell east of Decatur.”
• Jones County, MS (near Oak Bowery) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $40,000
  “Trees were blown all across Jones County. Power lines were blown down along Lott Road. One tree was blocking the road at the 800 block of Ovett-Moselle Road. A residential natural gas line was ruptured on Country Circle just off Highway 15.”

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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