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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on May 12, 2025

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on May 12, 2025 from May 12, 2025 through May 12, 2025, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
4
Wind Reports
42
Tornado Reports
4
Max Hail Size
1.50″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · May 12, 2025 · 2025–present Updated  Daily · last May 12, 2025

NWS Hail Reports on May 12, 2025

4 reports
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1.00″ hail
May 12, 2025
10:45 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2025
Jackson County · 23,666 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter Size hail in the city of Jefferson near Brockton Rd and Red Tail Rd.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 SSE Apple Valley, GA
1.25″ hail
May 12, 2025
9:34 PM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2025
Hamilton County · 113,002 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Social media message reporting half dollar sized hail in Lakesite Tennessee.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 S Shady Grove, TN
1.50″ hail
May 12, 2025
5:55 AM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2025
Sanders County · 5,446 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Reported lots of hail ranging in size from pea size to golf balls.
NWS Hail Report Location: 9 NE Weeksville, MT
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2025
12:30 AM UTC
Hail report for May 12, 2025
Shoshone County · 5,421 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Pinehurst, ID
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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, 2025

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UNK mph
May 12, 2025
11:31 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Colbert County · 21,398 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A tree was knocked down at Riverton Rose Trail at Eagle Point Drive. Time estimated by radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSE Waterloo, AL
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
10:48 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Jackson County · 23,666 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down across the road near the intersection of Jefferson River Rd and Orrs School Rd.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ENE Arcade, GA
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
10:20 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Playground equipment knocked down... chairs blown over... small trees blown over/uprooted.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 ENE Lion Country Safa, FL
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
10:15 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several pictures showing uprooted trees... torn tree branches... pieces of a broken fence... and tilted/leaning chain-link fences. Reports coincide with a supercell that moved across the area around that time. Possible tornado.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NNW The Acreage, FL
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
10:12 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Meigs County · 3,915 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Time estimated by radar. Dispatch reported many wind damage reports. Online power outage monitoring also indicated around ten percent of the county without power due to the storm.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NNE Big Spring, TN
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
10:05 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Meigs County · 3,915 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Delayed Report: Several large trees scattered about were felled by severe thunderstorm winds on private property and seen in southwestern Meigs County... on both sides of the Hiwassee River and near Highway 58 for a few miles north of the river. One of the trees on the private land was snapped... the rest were felled at their roots. At least one road was impassable due to the tree damage. Time estimated by radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 WSW Big Spring, TN
63 mph
May 12, 2025
9:45 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Hill County · 5,214 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Mesonet station EW1931 Rudyard. Showers and the front combined to result in a 63 mph gust.
NWS Wind Report Location: 12 S Rudyard, MT
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
9:23 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Hamilton County · 113,002 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on a home. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSW Shady Grove, TN
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
9:15 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Hamilton County · 113,002 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 911 call center reported tree down on house. No injuries reported.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 E Middle Valley, TN
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
9:10 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Edgecombe County · 14,362 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees down... possible tornado damage.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 N Princeville, NC
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
9:06 PM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Hamilton County · 113,002 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on house reported by 911 call center. No injuries.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSE Chattanooga, TN
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
8:20 AM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Mobile County · 135,034 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A large... embedded supercell moved across Dauphin Island during the early morning hours of May 10th. NWS ground survey crew assessed the damage that occurred across the island finding mostly sporadic damage without any coherent signs of convergent damage... something we look for when it comes to determining whether or not the damage was associated with a tornado or straight-line winds. Given this... the determination has been that intense straight-line winds up to 90mph occurred across the northern parts of the island. This damage consisted most notably of a collapsed small cell tower. Captn Snappers restaurant had windows broken... their door pushed in... and an AC unit tossed off a wooden crate it was sitting on. A few boats on the marina were pulled out into the water resulting in some damage to them. Across the rest of the area... mostly small to large tree limbs were taken down with a few uprooted and snapped trees scattered across the island.
NWS Wind Report Location: Dauphin Island, AL
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
7:33 AM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Aiken County · 53,743 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SCDPS reports a tree across Sudlow Lake Rd north of Augusta... GA.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NE Belvedere, SC
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
7:28 AM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Aiken County · 53,743 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SCDPS reports a tree down near intersection of Parker Dr and Old Cherokee Dr west of Langley.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SSE Clearwater, SC
UNK mph
May 12, 2025
7:20 AM UTC
Wind report for May 12, 2025
Aiken County · 53,743 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 NE Burnettown. Langley Fire Department reports their station has 2 bay doors ripped off. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NE Burnettown, SC
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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, 2025

4 reports
UNK category
May 12, 2025
11:40 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2025
Abbeville County · 7,791 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A brief and weak EF-0 tornado touched down along Old Calhoun Falls Road near Mud Creek Road. The tornado moved northeast... paralleling Old Calhoun Falls Road... before dissipating near the intersection with Latimer Road. The tornado snapped multiple large limbs and uprooted a couple trees. Maximum estimated winds were 65 mph with a width of 20 yards.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 NE Calhoun Falls, SC
UNK category
May 12, 2025
10:16 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2025
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Updates LSR to Tornado event type after survey determined EF0 tornado occurred. Several pictures showing uprooted trees... torn tree branches... pieces of a broken fence... and tilted/leaning chain-link fences. Reports coincide with a supercell that moved across the area around that time. Possible tornado.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NNW The Acreage, FL
UNK category
May 12, 2025
10:09 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2025
Palm Beach County · 326,284 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Updates LSR to Tornado event type after survey determined EF0 tornado occurred. Playground equipment knocked down... chairs blown over... small trees blown over/uprooted.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 ENE Lion Country Safa, FL
UNK category
May 12, 2025
9:06 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 12, 2025
Edgecombe County · 14,362 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: An EF-1 tornado occurred in the Southern Terrace area of Princeville... NC... then traveled northward into Tarboro. Several large trees were snapped along the way before the storm dissipated at 5:12 PM near the intersection of Elm St and Wooten St.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 ESE Princeville, NC
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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

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many storm reports were recorded on May 12, 2025?

Our records show 4 hail, 42 wind, and 4 tornado reports on May 12, 2025, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on May 12, 2025.

What was the largest hail reported on May 12, 2025?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records on May 12, 2025 is 1.50″, reported near Weeksville, MT.

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, 2025 — 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, 2025 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, 2025?

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, 2025 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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