Storm reports for March 18, 2000

On March 18, 2000, 56 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states.

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56hail reports

11damaging-wind reports

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2.75″largest hail reported

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On March 18, 2000, 56 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Bossier Parish, LA.

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

State	Hail	Wind	Largest hail
LA	35	8	2.75″
TX	15	3	2.75″
AR	3	0	2.00″
MS	2	0	0.88″
AL	1	0	1.00″

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Bossier City, LA	63,218	2.75″
Shreveport, LA	176,578	2.00″
Lafayette, LA	122,280	1.75″
Houma, LA	31,671	1.75″
Hammond, LA	23,426	1.75″
Scott, LA	9,468	1.75″
Ponchatoula, LA	7,735	1.75″
Jasper, TX	7,505	1.75″
Haughton, LA	4,574	1.75″
Mansfield, LA	4,545	1.75″
Blanchard, LA	3,371	1.75″
Mamou, LA	2,817	1.75″
Marshall, TX	24,263	1.50″
Rockport, TX	11,069	1.00″
Ville Platte, LA	6,148	1.00″
Abbeville, LA	10,902	0.88″
Pineville, LA	13,966	0.75″
Minden, LA	11,195	0.75″
DeRidder, LA	9,508	0.75″
Westlake, LA	4,735	0.75″
Church Point, LA	4,032	0.75″
Ball, LA	3,801	0.75″

Hail reports (56)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
22:15	2.75″	Bossier Parish, LA
22:20	2.75″	Panola County, TX
21:30	2.00″	Beauregard Parish, LA
21:50	2.00″	Caddo Parish, LA
00:20	2.00″	Union County, AR
16:05	1.75″	Terrebonne Parish, LA
19:15	1.75″	Tangipahoa Parish, LA
19:48	1.75″	Lafayette Parish, LA
20:45	1.75″	Tyler County, TX
21:05	1.75″	Evangeline Parish, LA
21:20	1.75″	Caddo Parish, LA
21:45	1.75″	Cass County, TX
21:50	1.75″	Caddo Parish, LA
22:00	1.75″	Caddo Parish, LA
22:15	1.75″	Caddo Parish, LA
22:30	1.75″	Bossier Parish, LA
22:42	1.75″	Jasper County, TX
22:50	1.75″	De Soto Parish, LA
23:00	1.75″	Webster Parish, LA
23:45	1.75″	Navarro County, TX
00:35	1.75″	De Soto Parish, LA
21:10	1.50″	Harrison County, TX
19:20	1.25″	Lafayette Parish, LA
16:19	1.00″	Aransas County, TX
17:40	1.00″	Lafourche Parish, LA
19:10	1.00″	Tangipahoa Parish, LA
20:20	1.00″	St. Landry Parish, LA
20:45	1.00″	Rusk County, TX
21:15	1.00″	Evangeline Parish, LA
21:30	1.00″	Caddo Parish, LA
21:35	1.00″	Caddo Parish, LA
21:40	1.00″	Allen Parish, LA
22:25	1.00″	Bossier Parish, LA
22:30	1.00″	Bossier Parish, LA
22:35	1.00″	Choctaw County, AL
23:00	1.00″	Newton County, TX
19:06	0.88″	Vermilion Parish, LA
22:30	0.88″	Vernon Parish, LA
23:03	0.88″	Jasper County, MS
00:50	0.88″	Garland County, AR
16:35	0.75″	Aransas County, TX
17:00	0.75″	Refugio County, TX
19:00	0.75″	Livingston Parish, LA
20:43	0.75″	Houston County, TX
21:00	0.75″	Pike County, AR
21:00	0.75″	Acadia Parish, LA
21:13	0.75″	Lawrence County, MS
21:34	0.75″	Shelby County, TX
22:00	0.75″	Allen Parish, LA
22:00	0.75″	Calcasieu Parish, LA
22:05	0.75″	Beauregard Parish, LA
22:15	0.75″	Cass County, TX
23:05	0.75″	Jasper County, TX
23:05	0.75″	Rapides Parish, LA
23:07	0.75″	Webster Parish, LA
23:40	0.75″	Tensas Parish, LA

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $62,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (68 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Property damage
Calcasieu Parish, LA	2	$15,000
Plaquemines Parish, LA	1	$10,000
Houston County, TX	1	$10,000
Beauregard Parish, LA	1	$5,000
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	1	$5,000
Lafayette Parish, LA	1	$5,000
Jasper County, TX	1	$5,000
Newton County, TX	1	$5,000
Manatee County, FL	1	$1,000
Terrebonne Parish, LA	1	$1,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Plaquemines Parish, LA (near Pt A La Hache) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
“Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down on a mobile home causing extensive damage.”
Manatee County, FL (near Bradenton) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
“A thunderstorm wind gust of up to 45 mph caused minor damage to the roof of a mobile home on the 6800 block of 44th Avenue E. in Bradenton.”
Terrebonne Parish, LA (near Houma) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
“Thunderstorm winds knocked down several small trees and power lines and blew shingles off roofs on the west side of Houma.”
Union County, AR (near El Dorado) · Hail 2.00″
“Hen-egg sized hail near the highbanks community.”
Terrebonne Parish, LA (near Houma) · Hail 1.75″
“Golfball size hail fell on the west side of Houma.”
Tangipahoa Parish, LA (near Hammond) · Hail 1.00″
“Hail the size of quarters fell near the intersection of Interstate 12 and Interstate 55.”

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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