Storm reports for March 8, 2001

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On March 8, 2001, 14 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Fisher 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 (14)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.3 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (27 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Coleman County, TX (near Coleman) · Hail 1.75″ · $2.8 million
  “Hail up to the size of golf balls fell across a large part of the city of Coleman, causing extensive damage to area roofs and vehicles. Local insurance agencies reported nearly 1000 insurance claims, with damage reaching almost 3 million dollars.”
• Terrebonne Parish, LA (near Bourg) · Thunderstorm wind · $325,000
  “Thunderstorm winds in the Bourg and Dularge areas damaged twelve homes, wrecked a recreational vehicle, caused a car to be crushed by a falling tree, flipped a refrigerator truck, toppled several boats, destroyed several backyard sheds, and knocked down numerous trees.”
• Lafourche Parish, LA (near Lockport) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts caused minor damage to several houses and mobile homes.”
• Montgomery County, TX (near Egypt) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Trees down along FM 1488 between FM 2972 and SH 242.”
• Terrebonne Parish, LA (near Houma) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused damage to three homes and knocked down trees and power lines.”
• Kendall County, TX (near Kendalia) · Tornado F0
  “A small and short-lived tornado was observed by Amateur Radio Spotters just south of Kendalia. The tornado was in open country and dissipated quickly, causing no damage.”

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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