Storm reports for March 26, 2000

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On March 26, 2000, 274 hail, 116 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Muskogee 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 (274)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.9 million in property damage and $55,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (406 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tulsa County, OK (near Tulsa) · Hail 2.50″ · $2 million
  “Tennis ball size hail was reported by an off duty National Weather Service employee near 101st street and Sheridan Avenue. This hail was part of a large swath of large hail which fell from downtown Tulsa through western and southern parts of the city of Tulsa.”
• Le Flore County, OK (near Hodgen) · Tornado F2 · $1.2 million
  “A tornado touched down 1.5 miles northwest of Hodgen and moved southeast passing near the town of Hodgen before lifting 2 miles southeast of Hodgen. Three mobile homes were destroyed and as many as eight others were damaged.”
• Sebastian County, AR (near Lavaca) · Hail 4.50″ · $100,000
  “Softball size hail fell in Lavaca likely damaging cars, roofs and windows.”
• Guadalupe County, TX (near Seguin) · Hail 2.00″ · $100,000
  “Widespread damage was reported to windows and roofs of homes and to cars and vegetation by a combination of a strong downburst and large hail that struck the north side of Seguin. Power lines were also blown down. The initial reports were received from Amateur Radio Operators.”
• Comal County, TX (near Fischer) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “The hail was reported to have damaged several homes, with even greater damage to vehicles.”
• Burnet County, TX (near Burnet) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed several roofs and collapsed a metal building in Burnet.”

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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