Storm reports for March 8, 2006

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On March 8, 2006, 105 hail, 47 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Young 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 (105)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $615,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (153 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pulaski County, AR (near Macon) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $200,000
  “A line of severe thunderstorms caused widespread damage in the northern part of Pulaski County. Numerous homes, outbuildings and storage sheds sustained damage. Several vehicles and farm equipment were also damaged. A number of trees and power lines were also knocked down in the area.”
• Clay County, AR (near Rector) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “A farm shop collapsed. A hangar and an airplane were damaged at the Rector Airport. A portion of the roof was damaged at Crockett Oil Company. Some trees and power lines were knocked down.”
• Haskell County, OK (near Stigler) · Thunderstorm wind 74 mph · $25,000
  “An Oklahoma mesonet site near Stigler recorded a 74 mile an hour wind gust. The strong wind damaged outbuildings, removed large sections of metal roofing from structures, and damaged signs.”
• Shannon County, MO (near Winona) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $25,000
  “Severe thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a few roofs and knocked down power poles in a rural area southwest of Winona.”
• Sequoyah County, OK (near Sallisaw) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour moved one end of a trailor home off its foundation and blew off its roof. Several trees were also blown down.”
• Lawrence County, AR (near Hoxie) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000
  “A tree fell on a mobile home. A roof over a softball dugout at Hoxie school was damaged. Several power lines and street signs were blown down.”

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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