Storm reports for March 10, 2000

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On March 10, 2000, 222 hail, 71 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Coryell County, TX.

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 (222)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.3 million in property damage, 4 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (310 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tuscaloosa County, AL (near Tuscaloosa) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $900,000 · 1 death
  “A large bow echo, accompanied by downburst wind of 70 to 100 miles per hour moved along Interstate 20/59 through the city of Tuscaloosa and ended near the city of Cottondale. The storm damage path was about 10 miles long and 4 miles wide.”
• Burleson County, TX (near Caldwell) · Tornado F3 · $1 million · 2 injuries
  “Tornado touched down near Harmony at 1955 CST with significant tree damage including an 18 inch diameter tree blown down. A trailer was also significantly damaged. Tornado then tracked to just south of Center Line with mostly F0 tree damage along its path.”
• Lauderdale County, MS (near Meridian) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000 · 2 injuries
  “A mobile home was over-turned injuring two people.”
• Jefferson County, AL (near Oak Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · $300,000
  “A thunderstorm associated with a bow echo produced wind estimated at 80 to 100 miles an hour as it raced through western Jefferson County. The Oak Grove High School sustained significant damage. The school was in the process of being rebuilt after the devastating F5 tornado in 1998.”
• Burleson County, TX (near Caldwell) · Hail 2.75″ · $200,000
  “At least 50 reports of damage to cars and homes.”
• Lee County, TX (near Giddings) · Hail 1.50″ · $100,000
  “Large, very dense hail, propelled by winds estimated at 30 to 40 mph caused widespread damage to vehicles from northeast of Giddings to near Dime Box.”

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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