Storm reports for October 12, 2012

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On October 12, 2012, 30 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Hale 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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $170,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (39 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Los Alamos County, NM (near (Lam)Los Alamos Airport) · Hail 1.00″ · $50,000
  “KOB-TV reported from the Los Alamos Monitor Newspaper that multiple aircraft at the Los Alamos Airport were damaged. A thin metal surface on numerous planes was dinged and dented due to large hail. The Airport Manager was reported as saying up to 18 planes were damaged.”
• Santa Fe County, NM (near Glorieta) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “Numerous large ponderosa pine trees snapped in half. Log cabin under construction received considerable damage with debris lofted into nearby trees.”
• Hale County, TX (near Alley) · Hail 2.75″ · $30,000
  “A swath of very large hail up to baseball size fell along I-27 between 6 and 12 miles south of Hale Center. The hail caused various degrees of damage to several vehicles; particularly those that sought limited shelter availability at a rest stop about 12 miles south of Hale Center.”
• Gray County, TX (near Pampa) · Hail 1.00″ · $25,000
  “The Pampa Emergency Manager reported hail up to quarter size at the Pampa High School football game. Minor vehicle damage was reported at the stadium, and no injuries were reported.”
• Los Alamos County, NM (near Los Alamos) · Hail 1.50″ · $10,000
  “Newspaper report with images of significant hail damage to a mobile home in Los Alamos. Home owners reported hail was ping pong ball sized. Location is estimated from article giving home address. Time is estimated, based on radar imagery and other hail reports in the area.”
• Gray County, TX (near Pampa) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “Hail up to golf ball size was reported to cover the ground near the WalMart in Pampa.”

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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