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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in February 2012

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States in February 2012 from February 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
315
Wind Reports
430
Tornado Reports
79
Max Hail Size
3.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · February 2012 · 2012–present Updated  Daily · last Feb 29, 2012

NWS Hail Reports in February 2012

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1.00″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
11:15 PM EST-5
Hail report for February 2012
Randolph County · 9,004 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Coalton, WV
0.75″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
6:57 PM CST-6
Hail report for February 2012
Jefferson County · 212,089 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.21 NE Trussville, AL
1.50″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
7:55 PM EST-5
Hail report for February 2012
Sevier County · 39,645 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: An individual from the public reported thunderstorms produced ping-pong-size hail in Wears Valley.
NWS Hail Report Location: .89 NW Line Spg, TN
1.00″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
7:50 PM EST-5
Hail report for February 2012
Blount County · 47,154 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A trained spotter reported thunderstorms produced quarter-size hail in Townsend.
NWS Hail Report Location: ENE Townsend, TN
1.75″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
7:40 PM EST-5
Hail report for February 2012
Blount County · 47,154 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Amateur radio operators reported thunderstorms produced golfball-size hail 4 miles south of Maryville.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 S Maryville, TN
1.00″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
7:30 PM EST-5
Hail report for February 2012
Russell County · 9,154 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Highway department personnel reported thunderstorms produced quarter-size hail north of Lebanon.
NWS Hail Report Location: .69 N Lebanon, VA
1.00″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
7:28 PM EST-5
Hail report for February 2012
Smyth County · 10,727 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was observed on White Top Road north of Konnarock.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.82 SSE St Clair Bottom, VA
1.00″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
6:50 PM EST-5
Hail report for February 2012
Rhea County · 10,442 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Highway department personnel reported thunderstorms produced quarter-size hail in Dayton.
NWS Hail Report Location: SE Dayton, TN
1.75″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
6:10 PM EST-5
Hail report for February 2012
Wise County · 10,794 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Highway department personnel reported thunderstorms produced golfball-size hail 3 miles southeast of Wise.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 SE Wise, VA
1.75″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
5:45 PM EST-5
Hail report for February 2012
Campbell County · 14,679 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Highway department personnel reported thunderstorms produced golfball-size hail near Norris.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3.62 ESE Oak Grove, TN
1.00″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
4:50 PM EST-5
Hail report for February 2012
Bell County · 7,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Pineville, KY
1.50″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
3:46 PM CST-6
Hail report for February 2012
Fentress County · 6,822 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.06 SW Grimsley, TN
1.00″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
4:31 PM EST-5
Hail report for February 2012
Knox County · 7,895 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Barbourville, KY
1.00″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
3:25 PM CST-6
Hail report for February 2012
Overton County · 7,939 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported near Highway 84 at Industrial Park Drive.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.95 SSW Livingston, TN
1.25″ hail
Feb 29, 2012
3:24 PM CST-6
Hail report for February 2012
Overton County · 7,939 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Half dollar size hail was reported.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.8 SSW Rickman, TN
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

NWS Wind Reports in February 2012

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58 mph
Feb 29, 2012
8:20 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Haywood County · 25,990 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Multiple trees were blown down along I-40 north of Waynesville. Multiple power lines were blown down and a tree was blown down on a house on Pigeon St in Waynesville.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.78 SE Waterville, NC
58 mph
Feb 29, 2012
8:15 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Yancey County · 8,144 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Numerous trees were blown down in and around Burnsville, possibly as a result of outflow from thunderstorms that dissipated over East Tennessee.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Burnsville, NC
60 mph
Feb 29, 2012
8:02 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Sevier County · 39,645 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Law enforcement personnel reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind on Waldens Creek Road southwest of Pigeon Forge.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 SW Pigeon Forge, TN
69 mph
Feb 29, 2012
7:35 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Loudon County · 20,850 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Emergency management personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind as well as structural damage to a storage building in Greenback.
NWS Wind Report Location: W Greenback, TN
63 mph
Feb 29, 2012
7:15 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Wise County · 10,794 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Highway department personnel reported trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind in Coeburn.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Coeburn, VA
60 mph
Feb 29, 2012
6:50 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Rhea County · 10,442 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Highway department personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Dayton.
NWS Wind Report Location: SE Dayton, TN
63 mph
Feb 29, 2012
6:50 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Russell County · 9,154 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Law enforcement personnel reported trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind near Lebanon.
NWS Wind Report Location: .69 N Lebanon, VA
58 mph
Feb 29, 2012
6:30 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Mercer County · 19,569 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew one tree down on Unity Road near Athens. Damage values are estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: .28 NNW Athens, WV
58 mph
Feb 29, 2012
6:25 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Mercer County · 19,569 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew two trees down onto power lines on Pine Grove Road. Damage values are estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: .98 NW Lerona, WV
58 mph
Feb 29, 2012
6:20 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Mercer County · 19,569 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down on Gardner Road near Spanishburg. Damage values are estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.53 SE Spanishburg, WV
60 mph
Feb 29, 2012
6:10 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Wise County · 10,794 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Highway department personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind 3 miles southeast of Wise.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SE Wise, VA
63 mph
Feb 29, 2012
5:45 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Campbell County · 14,679 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Highway department personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind near Norris.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3.62 ESE Oak Grove, TN
58 mph
Feb 29, 2012
4:45 PM CST-6
Wind report for February 2012
Carroll County · 3,232 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Numerous large limbs were blown down around Vaiden.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Vaiden, MS
85 mph
Feb 29, 2012
4:38 PM CST-6
Wind report for February 2012
Lamar County · 4,426 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A home suffered significant damage to a portion of its roof and one outside wall when a tree was blown down onto it. Five out of eight light poles at the Sulligent High School Baseball field were either collapsed or bent in half. Numerous other trees were blown down across the north half of the county and shingles were blown off several homes in downtown Sulligent.
NWS Wind Report Location: .69 S Crews, AL
58 mph
Feb 29, 2012
5:34 PM EST-5
Wind report for February 2012
Monroe County · 5,042 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew several trees down in Union and the surrounding area. Damage values are estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: .77 NNW Union, WV
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

NWS Tornado Reports in February 2012

30 reports
EF0 category
Feb 29, 2012
7:30 PM EST-5
Tornado report for February 2012
Blount County · 47,154 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A NWS storm survey determined an EF0 tornado touched down in Blount County 3 miles northeast of Greenback on Maple Lane. It had a path width of about 100 yards and a path length of 3/4 of a mile. The maximum wind of 85 mph was responsible for damaging a few trees and dislodging a light awning from the front of a house.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 S Marble Hill, TN
EF2 category
Feb 29, 2012
4:30 PM CST-6
Tornado report for February 2012
Cumberland County · 22,954 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: An EF2 tornado with maximum wind speeds around 125 mph touched down along Castro-Pugh Road just north of Plateau Road in northern Cumberland County. Intermittent damage continued to the east-northeast for approximately 1 mile before the damage became continuous along Clear Creek Road. Hundreds of trees were uprooted and snapped and a home suffered roof damage in this area.||The tornado continued east-northeast and reached EF2 intensity in the Rinnie community along Highway 127. A brick home slid off its foundation and was completely destroyed, killing one woman, and another nearby home lost its entire roof. A double wide mobile home along Hollow Road was also completely destroyed, killing another woman, with debris tossed hundreds of yards. At least a thousand trees were uprooted or snapped around this location. New aerial imagery from Google Earth released in Spring 2013 indicated the tornado continued eastward and widened to 1/2 mile, blowing down thousands of more trees as it moved across inaccessible forested areas of northern Cumberland County. Damage was apparent eastward to past Roy Taylor Road.
NWS Tornado Report Location: .81 NE Plateau, TN
EF0 category
Feb 29, 2012
4:02 PM CST-6
Tornado report for February 2012
White County · 9,217 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: An EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds around 85 mph touched down near the Macedonia community northwest of Sparta, then moved rapidly eastward across Highway 111 before ending east of Walnut Grove Road. A home and barn suffered roof damage on Linville Road, and several trees were snapped or uprooted along the path.
NWS Tornado Report Location: .6 S Macedonia, TN
EF1 category
Feb 29, 2012
3:58 PM CST-6
Tornado report for February 2012
White County · 9,217 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds around 95 mph moved out of DeKalb County into White County near Twilight Lane. A mobile home was damaged and a church steeple was blown off along Browntown Road near Wildcat Road, and two nearby outbuildings suffered roof damage. The roof of a barn was blown off southwest of the Browntown Road and Austin Road intersection, with debris blown for nearly one quarter mile across fields. A nearby home suffered minor roof damage. The tornado lifted just prior to reaching Austin Road.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4.85 NNW Cassville, TN
EF1 category
Feb 29, 2012
3:46 PM CST-6
Tornado report for February 2012
DeKalb County · 7,572 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: An EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds around 95 mph touched down about 1 mile northwest of Smithville along Highway 83, then tracked rapidly east-northeast across Center Hill Lake before ending in western White County about 7 miles northwest of Sparta. A barn was damaged near the beginning of the path, with sheet metal blown across fields and into power lines. Scattered trees were snapped or uprooted and some minor damage to homes occurred on the north side of Smithville as the tornado traveled generally along and just south of Highway 83 and Smithville Highway. A small warehouse-type building was destroyed at Smithville Highway and Pine Grove Road with debris thrown northward into fields. The roof of a barn was blown off and a few homes suffered minor roof damage at Holiday Haven Road and Scott Acres Road. The tornado increased in intensity as it moved along Alpine Drive, with hundreds of trees snapped or uprooted. One home on stilts was knocked down a hillside and destroyed, resulting in one fatality.||The tornado then crossed Center Hill Lake, blowing down hundreds of more trees along the south shore of the lake on Allen Ferry Road, Timber Lane, Back Bone Lane, and Falling Water Road. Several trees fell on homes in this area, resulting in minor to moderate roof damage. Passing just north of the Johnson Chapel Recreation Area, the tornado then continued eastward into White County.
NWS Tornado Report Location: .23 NW Smithville, TN
EF1 category
Feb 29, 2012
2:53 PM EST-5
Tornado report for February 2012
Pulaski County · 21,510 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A storm damage survey team from the National Weather Service office in Louisville, Kentucky confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Pulaski County on February 29, 2012. Touchdown occurred about 3 miles east northeast of Science Hill and lifted or dissipated near the community of Dabney 1.5 miles to the east. Winds were estimated to have reached 110 mph. Damage included the total destruction of one barn and major damage to several others. The top of a silo was taken out and major damage occurred to the roofs of a few homes towards the end of the tornadoes path.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2.33 E Science Hill, KY
EF2 category
Feb 29, 2012
2:26 PM EST-5
Tornado report for February 2012
Casey County · 5,371 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: An EF-2 tornado that begin just north of Russell Springs in Russell County, weakened as it moved into Casey County just north of State Highway 80. While in Casey County, the twister did EF-1 damage to an outbuilding. Numerous trees were uprooted and destroyed along a 1.4 mile path in Casey County before the tornado lifted two and a quarter miles west-southwest of Windsor.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2.2 S Pumpkin Chapel, KY
EF2 category
Feb 29, 2012
1:22 PM CST-6
Tornado report for February 2012
Russell County · 7,122 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: An EF-2 tornado touched down just north of Russell Springs west of Route 127. The complete track of the tornado was 7.2 miles across Russell and Casey Counties. It intensified east of Route 127 with the worst damage occurring along a 1.5 mile stretch from Route 76 east over Oak Grove Road to Pattie Ridge Road. On Route 76, two mobile homes were totally destroyed and a modular built home was heavily damaged and moved off its foundation. The tornado tracked for a total of 5.8 miles before crossing the border into Casey County.||The tornado first touched down north of Russell Springs in northern Russell County west of Highway 127 where it did minor damage to trees, barns, and outbuildings. It intensified as it moved east, with the worst damage occurring along a 1.5 mile stretch from Highway 76 eastward over Oak Grove Road to Pattie Ridge Road. On Highway 76 a mobile home was destroyed and a nearby modular home was rotated 30-80 feet counterclockwise off its foundation, with a quarter of the home blown away. Two residents survived in an underground tornado shelter where they took refuge. One quarter mile east of these two homes, a modular home was completely destroyed when it became airborne and crashed to the ground 50 yards away. Residents were not home at the time of the tornado at this or any of the other homes destroyed along its path. ||On Pattie Ridge Road, another mobile home was completely destroyed along with two outbuildings. An east-facing exterior sidewall of a neighboring single-story brick home collapsed, with extensive roof damage to a large metal outbuilding at this location. Just before exiting the county, the tornado tore 80 feet of roofing off a large dairy barn and scattered debris through a nearby grove of trees. |||The tornado weakened as it moved into southern Casey County where it damaged more trees, barns, and outbuildings. The tornado lifted west-southwest of Windsor.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2.74 NNW Humble, KY
EF1 category
Feb 29, 2012
12:47 PM CST-6
Tornado report for February 2012
Metcalfe County · 3,108 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: This EF-1 tornado touched down just southeast of Center, near Herbert-Hodges Road. It damaged several barns and snapped numerous trees along its path.
NWS Tornado Report Location: .38 NW Center, KY
EF2 category
Feb 29, 2012
1:42 PM EST-5
Tornado report for February 2012
Morgan County · 3,453 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A storm damage team from the National Weather Service office in Jackson, Kentucky confirmed that an EF-2 tornado touched down in Morgan county on February 29, 2012. The tornado touched down about 6 miles southwest of West Liberty near the town of Grassy Creek. The tornado track was not continuous, but instead made several touchdowns and liftoffs before dissipating near the community of Malone. Winds were estimated at around 120 mph. Several structures were damaged along the path of the tornado, with the most extreme damage occurring to a residential structure in the Malone area.
NWS Tornado Report Location: .31 NNW Mize, KY
EF2 category
Feb 29, 2012
11:12 AM EST-5
Tornado report for February 2012
Larue County · 5,458 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Based upon several witnesses interviewed by a NWS Damage Survey Team, who reported seeing two different tornadoes near the Miami Court and Wobegona Way area, this tornado was determined to have developed just before an earlier one lifted to its northeast. It touched down just south of Miami Court and moved east through a wooded area. Initially, this second tornado damaged only some treetops along a path 50 yards wide. After crossing State Highway 210, it widened to 100 yards and increased in strength, damaging a working garage and two homes off of Highway 916. One well constructed home had significant damage to its exterior walls. A dumpster was thrown 75 yards and snapped a tree along its path. The tornado was rated an EF-2 at this location.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1.29 ESE Hodgenville, KY
EF2 category
Feb 29, 2012
11:05 AM EST-5
Tornado report for February 2012
Larue County · 5,458 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down near Kyle Street around 2 miles west of Hodgenville. It began as a very narrow 80 yard tornado that did minor roof and shingle damage. It uprooted some cedar trees and damaged some fencing. This tornado then crossed Tanner Road and briefly lifted just west of downtown Hodgenville after staying on the ground for just less than one mile. The tornado then touched down again on the east side of Main Street near the State Farm Insurance Company and Citizen's Union Bank. At this point the tornado strengthened to an EF-2. Two cars were rotated and one was flipped onto the other in the State Farm parking lot. On Wobegone Way, the tornado widened to 200 yards and significantly damaged 3 homes, removing the roof and collapsing the exterior walls of one. After entering a wooded area near Miami Court, it narrowed and became more elevated. It damaged many roofs with the heaviest damage occurring to a day care center. As the tornado crossed State Highway 210, it uprooted numerous trees and damaged several additional buildings. It finally lifted around 80 yards east of Highway 210. The length of this second touchdown was 0.8 miles.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1.32 SW Hodgenville, KY
EF2 category
Feb 29, 2012
9:42 AM CST-6
Tornado report for February 2012
Grayson County · 9,798 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The tornado began as a narrow tornado east of Clarkson just south of Highway 224. The storm increased in width to 200 yards and struck several single and double wide mobile homes south of Millerstown Road. All three mobile homes became airborne, with one traveling over 400 yards. One manufactured home, with a man inside, was thrown 50 feet into a tree and fence. The victim was medically airlifted to Louisville. The tornado next struck a large area of softwood and hardwood trees before striking a solid brick home just west of Horntown with the roof removed and exterior walls either damaged or destroyed. The tornado damaged the Horntown convenience store damaging the roof. During the end of the tornado's life cycle it narrowed and bounced striking several trees and knocking over several cemetery headstones, plus it uprooted 2 large trees at the Little Clifty United Methodist Church just west of Lacon. The tornado lifted in a grove of trees about 250 yards east of the church.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2.9 SSE West Clifty, KY
EF2 category
Feb 29, 2012
9:55 AM EST-5
Tornado report for February 2012
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A survey determined that an EF-2 tornado with estimated winds of 125 to 130 mph touched down near 4510 Gaither Station Road and traveled 5 miles northeast while crossing Interstate 65. After damaging a barn near its initial touchdown point, the tornado damaged some homes and knocked down many trees and fences while crossing New Glendale and Overall Phillips Roads. After crossing the interstate, it then lifted the roofs off of several homes along Wildwood Drive and Sportmans Lake Road. The tornado attained its maximum width of 250 yards while striking a trucking company. Here, it buckled many roof trusses and spread significant debris over the Lincoln Parkway into a mobile home park. Finally, the tornado destroyed a garage and damaged 3 roofs along Hodgenville Road before lifting several hundred yards east of the road.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1.65 NNE Glendale, KY
EF2 category
Feb 29, 2012
8:45 AM CST-6
Tornado report for February 2012
Muhlenberg County · 10,133 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down on the east side of Greenville and moved rapidly northeast. A tied-down mobile home was completely destroyed. The mobile home rolled five times with an occupant in it, but he received only minor injuries. A modular home was moved off its block foundation. Roofs were blown off homes in Greenville, and the middle school lost a significant part of its roof. Numerous pine and cedar tree trunks were snapped off. There was minor siding damage to homes, and a barn lost its roof. Metal bleachers were tossed. The tornado damage path ended at U.S. Highway 431 at Cleaton. There was at least one eyewitness account of the tornado. Peak winds were near 120 mph. The average path width was 180 yards.
NWS Tornado Report Location: .44 ENE Greenville, KY
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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Frequently asked questions

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How many storm reports were recorded in February 2012?

Our records show 315 hail, 430 wind, and 79 tornado reports in February 2012, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on February 29, 2012.

What was the largest hail reported in February 2012?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in February 2012 is 3.00″, reported near N Cherryvale, KS.

Some reports show UNK instead of a wind speed or tornado rating — what does that mean?

Wind reports come three ways: measured from an instrument, estimated from the damage observed, or UNK when no speed was recorded. Tornadoes show UNK until the National Weather Service finishes a damage survey and assigns an EF rating. UNK simply means that value was not available when the report was filed.

A report appeared near my home in February 2012 — is my roof damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report shows that hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby, not that any specific home was hit. To find out whether your property was affected, check an address-level hail report, and if it looks significant, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection before scheduling roof work.

I am buying or selling a home — how do these in February 2012 reports help?

If a storm passed through, a roof or exterior may have damage that is hard to see, or a recent repair may trace back to it. Buyers can ask better questions before closing, and sellers can document the home condition up front — both starting from the property address rather than a whole region.

How do I check what happened at a specific address in February 2012?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in February 2012 across the United States, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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