Storm reports for March 7, 2008

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On March 7, 2008, 6 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Volusia County, FL. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 $7.6 million in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage, 10 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (44 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Columbia County, FL (near Lake City) · Tornado EF2 · $4 million · 1 death · 5 injuries
  “National Weather Service Storm Survey of the tornado track indicated most damage was EF1 scale with a small area of EF2 damage near NE Denver Street opposite a large field. Numerous Trees and power lines were snapped or blown over by the storm.”
• Taylor County, FL (near Jack Lee Island) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000 · 2 injuries
  “A waterspout came ashore as a tornado at Keaton Beach. Damage began along Keaton Beach Drive, just south of Beach Road, and continued east to Marina Drive where most of the significant damage occurred. Sporadic tree and power line damage was observed near Marina Drive.”
• Douglas County, GA (near Chapel Hill) · Tornado EF1 · $2 million · 1 injury
  “A storm damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia concluded that a tornado, with a maximum intensity of EF1, tracked nearly seven miles across eastern Douglas county.”
• Leon County, FL (near Capitola) · Tornado EF1 · $750,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down just west of Capitola near Capitola and Baum Roads, and downed trees and power lines. It then traveled northeast across Capitola and severely damaged eight homes on Whitehouse and Capitola Roads. One person was injured and transported to a local hospital.”
• Baker County, FL (near Taylor) · Tornado EF0 · 1 injury
  “A tornado, which was spanned by the same from mesocyclone which moved through Lake City earlier in the day, moved through northeastern Baker County. One brick residence was completely destroyed at 11456 O. C.”
• Dixie County, FL (near Cross City) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the central portion of the county. In the Forest Hills subdivision, a roof was torn off a mobile home, while another was damaged by a fallen tree. Another mobile home was destroyed when a large tree fell on it.”

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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