Storm reports for April 12, 2016

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, April 12, 2016
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 50 hail reports, 14 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 4 states on April 12, 2016.

in 4 states; 65
Storm reports: About 10 miles from San Antonio, TX; 4.5 in
Largest hail: About 19 miles from Pearland, TX; 63 mph
Highest gust: 1
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 12, 2016 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Storms moved east into the San Antonio area in the late evening.¹

The strongest storm dropped a large swath of very large hail just north of downtown San Antonio, with multiple reports of hail 2 to 3 inches across.¹ The largest stone reported to the NWS measured 4.5 inches across and fell about 3 miles southeast of Helotes at 9:20 p.m.¹ At San Antonio International Airport, 2-inch hail fell and a gust of 54 knots (62 mph) was measured at 8:40 p.m. CST (9:40 p.m. CDT).²

NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $1.36 billion in property damage from the storm in Bexar County, including damage to 136,000 vehicles and 125,000 homes.² The database narrative calls it the costliest hail storm ever in Texas.²

Sources

1. NWS Austin/San Antonio: San Antonio Hail April 12, 2016: Weather Event Summary
2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 623870, hail, Bexar County, Texas

Reports by hour

Hail50, most at 9 PM

Wind14, most at 2 AM

Tornado1, most at 4 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
4:02 PM	Not rated	About 4 miles from Greeley, CO	0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
8:48 AM	1.0 in	About 32 miles from New Orleans, LA
2:55 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Greenville, SC
4:17 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Greenville, SC
4:35 PM	1.0 in	About 27 miles from Greenville, SC
8:37 PM	1.0 in	Near 29.55, -99.80, TX
8:40 PM	1.75 in	Near 28.75, -100.47, TX
9:00 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:05 PM	0.88 in	About 20 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:18 PM	1.75 in	About 15 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:18 PM	4.0 in	About 11 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:20 PM	4.5 in	About 10 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:24 PM	2.0 in	About 10 miles from San Antonio, TX

Show all 50 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
9:26 PM	3.0 in	About 12 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:26 PM	2.0 in	About 8 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:28 PM	1.0 in	About 8 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:29 PM	2.0 in	About 8 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:31 PM	1.5 in	About 4 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:35 PM	3.0 in	About 3 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:39 PM	3.5 in	About 6 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:40 PM	2.0 in	About 6 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:42 PM	3.0 in	About 5 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:43 PM	1.5 in	About 3 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:46 PM	2.75 in	Near 28.55, -99.86, TX
9:46 PM	4.0 in	About 8 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:47 PM	3.5 in	About 10 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:48 PM	3.0 in	About 4 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:51 PM	2.0 in	About 12 miles from San Antonio, TX
9:55 PM	2.5 in	About 8 miles from San Antonio, TX
10:00 PM	2.75 in	About 6 miles from San Antonio, TX
10:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 28.57, -99.60, TX
10:03 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from San Antonio, TX
10:14 PM	1.75 in	About 8 miles from San Antonio, TX
10:21 PM	1.75 in	About 17 miles from New Braunfels, TX
10:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 28.61, -100.44, TX
10:45 PM	2.0 in	About 30 miles from New Braunfels, TX
10:50 PM	1.5 in	Near 28.44, -99.24, TX
10:51 PM	1.0 in	Near 28.44, -99.25, TX
11:09 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from San Antonio, TX
11:09 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from San Antonio, TX
11:14 PM	1.5 in	About 44 miles from San Marcos, TX
11:50 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Laredo, TX
1:20 AM	0.88 in	About 6 miles from Katy, TX
1:22 AM	1.25 in	About 18 miles from Sugar Land, TX
1:44 AM	1.0 in	About 2 miles from Sugar Land, TX
2:06 AM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from League City, TX
2:20 AM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from League City, TX
2:20 AM	0.75 in	About 4 miles from League City, TX
6:10 AM	1.75 in	About 43 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
6:15 AM	0.75 in	About 47 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
6:15 AM	1.5 in	About 46 miles from Baton Rouge, LA

Time	Gust	Where
9:40 PM	62 mph	About 6 miles from San Antonio, TX
10:10 PM	58 mph	About 57 miles from San Antonio, TX
11:35 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from San Marcos, TX
11:50 PM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Austin, TX
12:07 AM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Katy, TX
12:10 AM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Katy, TX
12:34 AM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Katy, TX
2:29 AM	63 mph	About 19 miles from Pearland, TX
2:30 AM	63 mph	About 19 miles from Pearland, TX
2:30 AM	63 mph	About 20 miles from Pearland, TX
2:30 AM	63 mph	About 20 miles from Pearland, TX
2:30 AM	63 mph	About 20 miles from Pearland, TX
2:35 AM	63 mph	About 22 miles from Pearland, TX
2:35 AM	63 mph	About 21 miles from Pearland, TX

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Texas	57	43	14	0
Louisiana	4	4	0	0
South Carolina	3	3	0	0
Colorado	1	0	0	1

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
San Antonio, TX	4.5 in	62 mph	0
League City, TX	1.0 in	None	0
Pasadena, TX	1.0 in	None	0
Pearland, TX	1.0 in	None	0
Sugar Land, TX	1.0 in	None	0
Katy, TX	0.88 in	None	0
Greeley, CO	None	None	1

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.