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Storm reports for October 16, 2012
On October 16, 2012, 0 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 1 state.
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On October 16, 2012, 0 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 1 state.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 0 | 4 | 0 | – |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $1,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (4 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise County, ID | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Boise County, ID (near Garden Vly Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $1,000
“High winds knocked down several large trees near Holly Mountain. Power outages were reported in Idaho City, Placerville and Centerville Idaho.” - Twin Falls County, ID (near (Twf)Twin Falls Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph
“A peak wind gust of 71 mph was measured by the Twin Falls ASOS.” - Twin Falls County, ID (near Twin Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
“The broadcast news media (KMVT) reported up to 11,000 costomers without power throughout the Magic Valley after the storm.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for October 16, 2012
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 4 tornado paths from this storm day (1 EF2, 2 EF1, 1 EF0), 2 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF2 | 115 mph | 0.3 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 00:00 UTC | NWS Jackson, MS |
| EF1 | 105 mph | 0.7 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 00:00 UTC | NWS Jackson, MS |
| EF1 | 105 mph | 0.2 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 00:00 UTC | NWS Jackson, MS |
| EF0 | 75 mph | 0.4 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 00:00 UTC | NWS Jackson, MS |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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