Storm reports for April 12, 2018

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On April 12, 2018, 8 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Hutchinson County, SD.

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 (8)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 8 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hutchinson County, SD (near Beardsley) · Hail 1.75″
  “Hail up to golf ball size fell for a few minutes.”
• Hutchinson County, SD (near Beardsley) · Hail 1.25″
  “First of four hail events of the day. Remainder were all smaller than dime size.”
• Douglas County, SD (near Delmont) · Hail 1.00″
  “First of two quarter size hail events for the day.”
• Douglas County, SD (near Delmont) · Hail 1.00″
  “The ground was covered with three to four inches of hail. Hail was accompanied by 25 to 30 mph winds, which pounded some paint off an outbuilding.”
• San Benito County, CA (near Morse) · Hail 0.25″
  “Trained spotter reported hail at school peak gabilan range.”

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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