Storm reports for March 31, 2007

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On March 31, 2007, 73 hail, 82 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Cass County, NE.

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 (73)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage and 13 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (161 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• DuPage County, IL (near Carol Stream) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $1 million · 11 injuries
  “A microburst caused significant wind damage in Carol Stream and Glendale Heights. The damage occurred across an area about one half mile long and 250 yards wide, just to the east of Schmale Road near the intersection with North Avenue.”
• St. Louis city, MO (near St Louis) · Tornado EF0 · 2 injuries
  “The tornado initially touched down south of the intersection of Flora Place and South 39th Street. Several trees were damaged in this location. The tornado traveled to the northeast and caused additional large tree limb damage east of the intersection of Shaw Boulevard and South 39th Street.”
• Kane County, IL (near Aurora) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $200,000
  “A maintenance building and two condo buildings were damaged by high winds. Ten large trees were also uprooted.”
• Delaware County, IA (near Delaware) · Tornado EF1 · $162,000
  “This tornado began 5.4 miles north of Delaware, in Delaware county, at about 429 pm CST, and crossed into Clayton county 6 miles east of Edgewood at approximately 437 pm CST.”
• Union County, AR (near El Dorado) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $75,000
  “A supercell thunderstorm produced downed trees and powerlines along Hwy 167 south of town. Two stores were also damaged along Iron Mountain Road in the Faircrest Community. The roof was blown off one store.”
• McCracken County, KY (near Woodville) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $50,000
  “Two vacant single-wide mobile homes were destroyed. Both were blown away from their foundations and overturned. Another mobile home sustained minor damage. A camper was blown a short distance into a boat. Numerous shingles were blown off a house. A flag pole was bent. A few trees were 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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