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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on May 12, 2022

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on May 12, 2022 from May 12, 2022 through May 12, 2022, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
130
Wind Reports
400
Tornado Reports
18
Max Hail Size
2.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · May 12, 2022 · 2022–present Updated  Daily · last May 12, 2022

NWS Hail Reports on May 12, 2022

130 reports
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1.25″ hail
May 12, 2022
11:55 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Jefferson County · 3,007 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: Plymouth, NE
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
11:50 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Oconto County · 19,644 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Spruce, WI
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
11:26 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Trego County · 1,492 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SSE Wakeeney, KS
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
10:55 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Mobile County · 135,034 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: SOCIAL MEDIA POST SHOWED QUARTER SIZED HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: Wilmer, AL
1.50″ hail
May 12, 2022
10:54 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
McLean County · 4,726 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: RELAYED VIA PHOTO FROM BROADCAST MEDIA.
NWS Hail Report Location: Garrison, ND
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
10:34 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Pecos County · 3,959 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL OBSERVED ALONG US285 SE OF FORT STOCKTON. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: 26 SE Fort Stockton, TX
2.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
10:31 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Lincoln County · 1,475 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: KWCH PHOTO OF 2 INCH HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: Lincoln, KS
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
10:30 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Gove County · 1,225 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT OF NICKEL TO QUARTER HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: 17 SE Gove, KS
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
10:25 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Oconto County · 19,644 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 E Suring, WI
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
10:18 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Faulk County · 903 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
NWS Hail Report Location: Faulkton, SD
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
10:15 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Mercer County · 3,312 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PHOTO OF PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HAZEN 2W NDAWN MESONET.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 W Hazen, ND
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
10:15 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
St. Louis County · 77,023 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 NE Floodwood, MN
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
10:10 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Lincoln County · 1,475 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 NE Ash Grove, KS
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
10:00 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Beadle County · 5,847 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Huron, SD
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2022
9:55 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2022
Pecos County · 3,959 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL OBSERVED ALONG US285 SE OF FORT STOCKTON.
NWS Hail Report Location: 24 SE Fort Stockton, TX
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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 on May 12, 2022

400 reports
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73 mph
May 12, 2022
11:59 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Marshall County · 2,002 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MESONET STATION MRLS2 HILLHEAD 3 WSW.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 SW Hillhead, SD
UNK mph
May 12, 2022
11:59 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Kandiyohi County · 15,029 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: *** 1 FATAL *** GRAIN BIN FELL ON AN OCCUPIED CAR... RESULTING IN A FATALITY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NE Blomkest, MN
UNK mph
May 12, 2022
11:57 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Kandiyohi County · 15,029 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ONE HUGE TREE UPROOTED AND FALLEN ACROSS ROAD. SEVERAL OTHERS SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ON PROPERTY. SHEDS ALSO BLOWN AWAY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SE Pennock, MN
UNK mph
May 12, 2022
11:57 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Renville County · 5,811 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE AMOUNT OF SHINGLES BLOWN OFF... POTION OF ROOF TARPED OFF. MATURE TREE SNAPPED AT BASE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NNW Renville, MN
59 mph
May 12, 2022
11:56 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Roberts County · 3,945 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: AWOS STATION K8D3 2 E SISSETON.
NWS Wind Report Location: Sisseton Municipal Airp, SD
UNK mph
May 12, 2022
11:56 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Kandiyohi County · 15,029 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ROOF MISSING FROM GRAIN BIN... LARGE DENT TO SIDE OF BIN ITSELF.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 ESE Pennock, MN
UNK mph
May 12, 2022
11:56 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Kandiyohi County · 15,029 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE UPROOTED.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 ESE Pennock, MN
UNK mph
May 12, 2022
11:56 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Kandiyohi County · 15,029 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE PORTION OF TURKEY BARN SHEET METAL ROOF RIPPED OFF AND SCATTERED AROUND... UP TO 100 YARDS TO THE NE OF BARN. FLYING DEBRIS ALSO APPEARED TO PUNCTURE HOLE IN SIDE OF HOUSE AS WELL AS BLOWING OUT BACK SIDE OF GARAGE. PROPANE TANK PUNCTURED BY SHEET METAL ROOFING.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 SW Pennock, MN
UNK mph
May 12, 2022
11:56 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Kandiyohi County · 15,029 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TWO TRAIN CARS DERAILED JUST OUTSIDE OF PENNOCK CITY LIMITS.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 WNW Pennock, MN
UNK mph
May 12, 2022
11:56 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Roberts County · 3,945 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: DOWNED TREES ACROSS TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: Rosholt, SD
71 mph
May 12, 2022
11:55 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Kandiyohi County · 15,029 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Willmar, MN
UNK mph
May 12, 2022
11:55 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Kandiyohi County · 15,029 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE AND MATURE TREE UPROOTED.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 NNE Raymond, MN
UNK mph
May 12, 2022
11:55 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Kandiyohi County · 15,029 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN IN TOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: Willmar, MN
71 mph
May 12, 2022
11:54 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Burt County · 2,796 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 ESE Tekamah, NE
68 mph
May 12, 2022
11:52 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2022
Marshall County · 2,002 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MESONET STATION 2 LAKE CITY (SDDOT).
NWS Wind Report Location: Lake City, SD
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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 on May 12, 2022

18 reports
UNK category
May 12, 2022
11:58 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Traverse County · 1,604 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO DEVELOPED 11 MILES EAST OF WHEATON ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS TORNADO TRAVELED RAPIDLY NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AND IMPACTED THREE FARMSTEADS. SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED AND FELL IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS... OUTBUILDINGS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED... AND BOTH HOMES WERE DAMAGED AS WELL INCLUDING THE PARTIAL REMOVAL OF A GARAGE ROOF. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST TO ALONG THE GRANT COUNTY LINE... AND IMPACTED ANOTHER FARMSTEAD. SILO DAMAGE... TREES FELLED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS... AND A SMALL OUTBUILDING WAS MOVED 10 YARDS TO THE NORTHWEST.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 S Charlesville, MN
UNK category
May 12, 2022
11:52 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Roberts County · 3,945 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 SSE New Effington, SD
UNK category
May 12, 2022
11:51 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Traverse County · 1,604 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO DEVELOPED 6 MILES EAST OF DUMONT ON THE LEADING EDGE OF A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS... AND THEN TRAVELED QUICKLY NORTHEAST. AN OUTBUILDING TOOK HEAVY DAMAGE... WITH DEBRIS STREWN NORTHEAST A QUARTER MILE. THE MAJORITY OF THE 2X4 PLANKS WERE DEPOSITED DIRECTLY TO THE EAST OF THE SHED... WHILE ANOTHER SINGLE 2X4 WAS LODGED INTO THE GROUND AT AN ANGLE NOT CONSISTENT WITH STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS. THE TORNADO THEN DESTROYED SEVERAL LARGE WELL-ANCHORED... MOSTLY EMPTY GRAIN BINS. SOME TIN FROM THE PROPERTY WAS THROWN DUE WEST INTO THE TREES.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 6 ENE Dumont, MN
UNK category
May 12, 2022
11:19 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Lac qui Parle County · 3,021 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS TORNADO CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO A HOUSE... WHICH HAD ITS ROOF COMPLETELY REMOVED AND SEVERAL WALLS THEN COLLAPSED. THE GARAGE WAS DESTROYED. MANY TREES WERE BROKEN OR SNAPPED. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 1.1 MILES. IT WAS RATED EF1 WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS OF 105 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 ESE Louisburg, MN
UNK category
May 12, 2022
11:13 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Day County · 2,939 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO 7 MILES TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WEBSTER HIT AN OUTBUILDING... PULLING THE ROOF OFF AND KNOCKING OVER THE INTERIOR WALL. THE DEBRIS FROM THE BUILDING WAS CARRIED TO THE NORTHWEST FOR OVER 250 YARDS AND SPREAD OUT TO THE WEST. A CALVING SHED WAS ROLLED TO THE NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST. AN ANIMAL TRAILER WAS TIPPED OVER AND A METAL WINDMILL WAS KNOCKED OVER AND TWISTED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 S Webster, SD
UNK category
May 12, 2022
11:09 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Lac qui Parle County · 3,021 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS TORNADO MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST SECTION OF MADISON. A HOUSE HAD ITS ROOF REMOVED... A CAMPER WAS ROLLED... AND THREE LIGHT POLES IN THE BASEBALL FIELD WERE BENT OVER... WITH 1 HAVING THE CEMENT SUPPORT RIPPED OUT OF THE GROUND. THERE WAS ALSO EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AS WELL. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 0.9 MILES. IT WAS RATED EF1 WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS OF 100 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 SSE Madison, MN
UNK category
May 12, 2022
11:05 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Deuel County · 1,848 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF LAKE ALICE CAUSING DAMAGE TO A HUNTING LODGE PROPERTY. EVIDENCE WAS FIRST NOTED IN A CORN STUBBLE FIELD WHERE STUBBLE WAS BROKEN AND FLATTENED. NORTH OF THE CORN FIELD... SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED AT THE BASE. NORTH FROM THERE... THE MAIN LODGE HOUSE LOST HALF THE ROOF COVERING AND SEVERAL ROOF PANELS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THIS RESULTED IN RAIN DAMAGE INSIDE THE LODGE. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY A FAMILY WAS IN A CAMPER WHEN THEY RECEIVED WARNINGS AND DECIDED TO LEAVE FOR A STURDIER SHELTER NEARBY. MINUTES AFTER THEY LEFT THE CAMPER... IT WAS PICKED UP AND DROPPED ON ITS ROOF. THE FAMILY WAS NOT INJURED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 ESE Tunerville, SD
UNK category
May 12, 2022
11:03 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Deuel County · 1,848 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A RESIDENCE 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF GARY... SD HAD A BARN ROOF DAMAGED AND A HORSE TRAILER ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES. A SECOND RESIDENCE A MILE TO THE NORTHEAST HAD A TRACK OF DAMAGE THROUGH THEIR FARM YARD. AN ASH TREE SNAPPED AT THE TRUNK AND FELL ON TO THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE. A SINGLE STALL GARAGE... WHICH WAS BOLTED TO THE FOUNDATION... WAS LIFTED OFF THE FOUNDATION AND OVERTURNED. THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE WAS NOT DAMAGED. A SECOND GARAGE TO THE NORTH LOST TWO THIRDS OF ITS ROOF PANELS. ANOTHER MACHINE SHED HAD A PORTION OF THE SOUTH WALL PUSHED IN. ALL DEBRIS FROM BUILDINGS WAS LOFTED TO THE NORTHEAST. A MOSTLY EMPTY GRAIN BIN WAS ALSO RIPPED FROM THE FOUNDATION AND TOSSED ACROSS 485TH AVE AND INTO THE NEIGHBORING FIELD... COMING TO REST ABOUT 200 YARDS TO THE NORTHEAST. RESIDENTS WERE WITHOUT COMMERCIAL POWER FOR 2 DAYS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 NNW Gary, SD
UNK category
May 12, 2022
11:02 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Clark County · 1,361 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN QUICKLY ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE FARM. A BARN COMPLETELY LOST THE ROOF AND EXTERNAL WALLS ON ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE STRUCTURE. DEBRIS FROM THE BARN WAS SPREAD TO THE NORTHEAST. 2X4 S WERE PIERCED VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND AND SHEET METAL FROM THE BARN WAS WRAPPED AROUND TREES. ONE 2X4 PIERCED THROUGH THE GARAGE ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE. DEBRIS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE FOUND ABOUT A QUARTER MILE TO THE NORTHEAST... ACROSS AN OPEN FIELD AND INTO THE NEIGHBOR`S FARM YARD.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 N Garden City, SD
UNK category
May 12, 2022
11:02 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Codington County · 9,189 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO OCCURRED 4 MILES NORTH OF LAKE KAMPESKA. THE TORNADO HIT THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF A HOUSE AND REMOVED THE THE GARAGE FROM THE HOUSE... ALONG WITH PART OF THE ROOF. THE GARAGE WAS TOSSED TO THE NORTH. AN OUTBUILDING TO THE NORTH OF THE HOUSE WAS ALSO DESTROYED AND THROWN TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST. THE DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED AT LEAST A HALF MILE NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF THE LOCATION OF THE HOUSE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 6 WNW Rauville, SD
UNK category
May 12, 2022
11:00 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Deuel County · 1,848 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: *** 1 INJ *** 1 MILE SOUTH OF GARY... SD A FARM SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT TORNADO DAMAGE. THE HOME ON THE PROPERTY LOST THE ENTIRE ROOF... ALONG WITH MOST OF THE EXTERNAL WALLS ON THE MAIN FLOOR OF THE HOUSE. ONLY A PORTION OF THE INTERNAL WALLS REMAINED STANDING. THE RESIDENT HOME AT THE TIME WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE BASEMENT... HOWEVER DID SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES WHEN A REFRIGERATOR FROM THE MAIN FLOOR FELL DOWN THROUGH THE CEILING. THE ATTACHED GARAGE WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN OFF THE FOUNDATION... AND THE PICKUP IN THE GARAGE WAS PUSHED AT LEAST 6 FEET FROM WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PARKED. NEARBY OUTBUILDINGS SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE... INCLUDING A HOLE IN ONE ROOF THAT WAS LIKELY CAUSED FROM FLYING DEBRIS. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST OF THE FARM INTO AN OPEN CORN STUBBLE FIELD. ROTATION WAS NOTED IN THE STUBBLE. THE DEBRIS TRACK WAS SPREAD ACROSS THE FIELD WITH LARGE PIECES OF WOOD AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PIERCED VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND. FURTHER TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 S Gary, SD
UNK category
May 12, 2022
10:53 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Hamlin County · 2,530 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: 2 HOUSES AND N SIDE OF SCHOOL DAMAGED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Castlewood, SD
UNK category
May 12, 2022
10:45 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Clark County · 1,361 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EYEWITNESS OBSERVED A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WHILE PLANTING A FIELD 5 MILES NORTH AND 2 MILES EAST OF RAYMOND... SD. NO DAMAGED OCCURRED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 6 NNE Raymond, SD
UNK category
May 12, 2022
10:45 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Clark County · 1,361 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF HALF A BARN ROOF. DEBRIS FROM THE BARN WAS SPREAD TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST. THE SMALL TRACK WAS EVIDENT THROUGH A SHELTERBELT WHERE LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN AND DEBRIS WAS LEFT IN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE TREES. BARN DEBRIS WOULD CONTINUE TO TRACK INTO AN OPEN FIELD ROUGHLY 0.3 MILES FROM THE ORIGINAL LOCATION. OTHER STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY WERE ALSO DAMAGED BY WIND AND FLYING DEBRIS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 NNW Naples, SD
UNK category
May 12, 2022
10:45 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2022
Hamlin County · 2,530 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: *** 1 INJ *** SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES REPORTED A SMALL FUNNEL/TORNADO DESCENDING... WIDENING AND DEVELOPING VERY RAPIDLY AT THE EDGE OF CASTLEWOOD... SD. DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT AS SOON AS IT REACHED THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF TOWN. A MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED BETWEEN 3RD AVENUE AND 4TH AVENUE. ON MARKET STREET... A SMALL FUNERAL HOME VISITATION CENTER WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATION. DEBRIS FROM THE FUNERAL HOME WAS TOSSED TO THE NORTH... INCLUDING THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WHICH WAS TOSSED INTO A YARD ONE BLOCK TO THE NORTH. A GARAGE WAS DESTROYED AND COMPLETELY BLOWN FROM ITS FOUNDATION ON ALLEN ST. THE NEXT BLOCK TO THE NORTH... A MANUFACTURED HOME LOST A ROOF AND SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO EXTERNAL WALLS. ANOTHER GARAGE ON THIS STREET WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN OFF THE FOUNDATION AND DESTROYED. SIMILAR DAMAGE WAS NOTED A BLOCK NORTH ON MAIN STREET. ANOTHER MANUFACTURED HOME LOST AN ENTIRE ROOF AND ITS EXTERNAL WALLS COLLAPSED. YET ANOTHER GARAGE WAS DESTROYED AS IT SLID OFF THE FOUNDATION
NWS Tornado Report Location: Castlewood, SD
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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 on May 12, 2022?

Our records show 130 hail, 400 wind, and 18 tornado reports on May 12, 2022, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on May 12, 2022.

What was the largest hail reported on May 12, 2022?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records on May 12, 2022 is 2.00″, reported near Lincoln, 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 on May 12, 2022 — 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 on May 12, 2022 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 on May 12, 2022?

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 on May 12, 2022 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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