Storm reports for March 15, 2000

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On March 15, 2000, 43 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Alfalfa County, OK.

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 (43)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10 million in property damage and 38 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (52 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Terrebonne Parish, LA (near Houma) · Tornado F2 · $10 million · 36 injuries
  “A tornado touched down in the southeast portion of Houma and moved in a northwest direction to just north of downtown. The tornado moved through both residential and commercial areas of Houma.”
• Lafourche Parish, LA (near Larose) · Tornado F1 · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down briefly west of Larose destroying a mobile home. The occupant was injured.”
• Cass County, MI (near Dowagiac) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A strong thunderstorm microburst blew down trees, branches, and windows out of a house. A woman at the residence at the time was outside when the storm hit and suffered minor injuries from the blown debris.”
• Terrebonne Parish, LA (near Cocodrie) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph
  “Automated weather station measured wind gust to 63 mph.”
• Alfalfa County, OK (near Ingersoll) · Hail 2.00″
  “Hail was reported near the intersection of Highway 11 and Highway 38.”
• Harper County, KS (near Runnymede) · Hail 1.75″
  “Occurred along K-2 in northeast corner of county.”

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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