Storm reports for October 12, 2016

On October 12, 2016, 4 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 4 states.

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4hail reports

6damaging-wind reports

2tornado reports

2.50″largest hail reported

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On October 12, 2016, 4 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Newton County, AR.

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
AR	4	3	0	2.50″
IN	0	1	2	–
MI	0	1	0	–
MO	0	1	0	–

Hail reports (4)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
22:05	2.50″	Newton County, AR
22:15	2.50″	Newton County, AR
00:42	1.75″	Van Buren County, AR
01:20	1.00″	Cleburne County, AR

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $13,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (12 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Injuries	Deaths	Property damage
Searcy County, AR	1	0	0	$10,000
Saginaw County, MI	1	0	0	$3,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Searcy County, AR (near Leslie) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
“A roof was dislodged on a building and a few trees were blown over onto houses.”
Saginaw County, MI (near Birch Run) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $3,000
“Five trees were reported blown down, with one falling on a house. Power lines were also reported down.”
Elkhart County, IN (near Elkhart Midway Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
“A trained spotter reported a large tree was snapped off roughly 15 feet above the ground.”
McDonald County, MO (near Havenhurst) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
“A tree was blown down across Highway H approximately 3 miles southwest of Pineville.”
Newton County, AR (near Low Gap) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
“A few trees were knocked down between Ponca and Low Gap on Highway 74 West.”
Cleburne County, AR (near Miller) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
“Thunderstorm produced hail to 1 inch and strong winds to 58 mph.”

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 12, 2016

National Weather Service survey teams mapped 2 tornado paths from this storm day (2 EF0), 1 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
EF0	–	1.3 mi	30 yd	0 / 0	22:26–22:27 UTC	NWS Northern Indiana
EF0	62 mph	–	40 yd	0 / 0	22:30–22:31 UTC	NWS Northern Indiana

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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