Storm reports for March 23, 2007

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On March 23, 2007, 118 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 19 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Lea County, NM. Tornadoes killed 2.

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 (118)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $23.4 million in property damage, $250,000 in crop damage, 45 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (164 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Curry County, NM (near Clovis Hillcrest Arp) · Tornado EF2 · $16.5 million · 2 deaths · 33 injuries
  “A tornado that developed in Roosevelt County continued north northwest into Curry County for about 3.5 miles then tracked north northeast an additional 4.6 miles into southern and east central sections of Clovis.”
• Quay County, NM (near Logan) · Tornado EF1 · $3.5 million · 12 injuries
  “A small and possibly elevated landspout type tornado developed on the far east end of a rear flank outflow that swung south through east over Logan as a storm centered about 5 miles to the west moved north over Ute Lake.”
• Roosevelt County, NM (near Cameo) · Tornado EF2 · $2.5 million
  “Tornado with estimated peak winds of near 120 mph severely damaged the Portales City water well facility on State Road 202 about 5 miles east of Highway 70. The tornado moved north northwest destroying a new dairy before continuing northwest into Curry County.”
• Quay County, NM (near Logan) · Hail 1.25″ · $200,000
  “Storm passing mainly west of Logan dumped large hail over the west edge of Ute Lake.”
• Cochran County, TX (near Morton) · Tornado EF2 · $175,000
  “The Levelland Fire Department reported a second tornado west-northwest of Morton shortly before 22:30 CST. A National Weather Service damage survey found evidence of a strong tornado that developed west of Morton and crossed Texas Highway 114 as it tracked north-northwestward through north-central…”
• Cochran County, TX (near Morton) · Tornado EF0 · $80,000
  “A tornado was observed by the Levelland Fire Department southwest of Morton around 22:20 CST. A National Weather Service damage survey revealed that the tornado crossed Farm to Market Road 169 causing damage to the Southwest Gin.”

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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