Storm reports for March 3, 2008

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On March 3, 2008, 6 hail, 69 damaging-wind and 17 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in St. Helena Parish, LA.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7.9 million in property damage, $970,000 in crop damage and 14 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (93 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Forrest County, MS (near Mc Laurin) · Tornado EF1 · $1.5 million · 14 injuries
  “This tornado touched down at Camp Shelby and snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and downed several power lines along the short path. Twelve buildings, mostly barracks, were damaged. Several buildings had the roofs severely damaged with one roof nearly completely torn off.”
• Bowie County, TX (near Old Boston) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $2 million
  “Straight line winds over a 6 mile stretch and up to 2 miles wide caused major damage in and around the Old Boston, Texas community 5 miles south of New Boston, Texas. Several hundred large trees were snapped or uprooted and some of these fell on homes and businesses.”
• Scott County, MS (near Lake) · Tornado EF1 · $1.2 million
  “This tornado touched down in a rural area just southwest of Lake and downed many trees as it approached the City of Lake. Before it crossed I-20, two homes sustained roof damage. It then crossed the interstate, more trees were blown down along with a highway sign.”
• Bowie County, TX (near New Boston) · Tornado EF1 · $750,000
  “An EF1 tornado touched down 4 miles southwest of Hooks, Texas at the Red River Army Depot. Trees were downed and snapped. An outbuilding was destroyed, and a security guard shelter was pushed over.”
• Clarke County, MS (near Shubuta) · Tornado EF2 · $400,000
  “This tornado started in a rural area and downed trees and limbs along its path until causing its most intense damage at it crossed County Road 250. Here, it moved a large two story frame house several feet off its foundation, along with blowing out numerous windows and causing roof damage.”
• Simpson County, MS (near Martinville) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “This tornado touched down in the Martinville Community. Damage started just south of Blackwell Road in an open field and tracked north northeast. The heaviest damage was along Blackwell Road were a large sed was destroyed and several trees were snapped and uprooted.”

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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