Storm reports for February 28, 2007

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On February 28, 2007, 176 hail, 24 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Bates County, MO.

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 (176)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $712,000 in property damage and $750,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (216 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Linn County, KS (near Blue Mound) · Tornado EF4 · $400,000
  “EF4 tornado crossed from Anderson county into Linn county in Kansas at 7:30 PM CST, 4 miles northwest of Blue Mound. The tornado moved east-northeast over mainly rural areas of the county. A home, several farm buildings, and garage were completely destroyed.”
• Carroll County, AR (near Urbanette) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “A broad swath of hail up to golfball size occurred across the northeastern portion of the county. The largest hail reportedly damaged homes and automobiles.”
• Bates County, MO (near Amsterdam) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “The supercell thunderstorm which earlier had produced an EF4 tornado in Linn county Kansas, moved east-northeast into Bates county and spawned another tornado, EF1 in intensity, 3 miles east southeast of Amsterdam at 8:27 PM CST and then traveled over rural areas to the northeast, before lifting 3…”
• Cass County, MO (near Gunn City) · Tornado EF1 · $30,000
  “Tornado touched down at 10:05 PM CST, 1 mile east of Gunn City. The EF1 tornado destroyed a moble home before exiting the county into Johnson county at 10:06 PM CST, 2 miles east northeast of Gunn City.”
• Johnson County, MO (near Kingsville) · Tornado EF1 · $20,000
  “Tornado crossed from Cass county into Johnson county at 10:06 PM CST, 6 miles south southwest of Kingsville. The tornado produced damage to 2 homes and one garage as it moved northeast. The tornado lifted 1 mile south of Kingsville at 10:14 PM CST.”
• Greene County, MO (near Springfield) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and damaged a few vehicles on the campus of Missouri State University.”

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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