Storm reports for March 15, 2008

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On March 15, 2008, 212 hail, 91 damaging-wind and 47 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Anderson County, SC. 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 (212)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $73.9 million in property damage, 30 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (358 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Polk County, GA (near Seney) · Tornado EF3 · $3.5 million · 1 death · 1 injury
  “A ground and aerial survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, GA in cooperation with the Georgia State Patrol and local emergency managers confirmed that an EF3 tornado had touched down in extreme north central Polk county, just east of the town of Seney…”
• Floyd County, GA (near Wax) · Tornado EF3 · $1 million · 1 death · 1 injury
  “A ground and aerial storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia State Patrol confirmed that the EF3 tornado, that first touched down in extreme north central Polk county just east of Seney, continued on an…”
• Pender County, NC (near Ashton) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $2 million · 7 injuries
  “Numerous pine trees were blown down or snapped along a path about 100 yards wide and 300 yards long. Five mobile homes were damaged by downed trees in the Interstate Mobile Home Park and adjacent Cedar Grove Mobile Home Park.”
• Berkeley County, SC (near Mt Holly) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000 · 7 injuries
  “An EF1 Tornado was confirmed by a Storm Survey conducted by the Charleston, South Carolina National Weather Service Forecast Office in Berkeley County near Mount Holly, South Carolina.”
• Effingham County, GA (near Springfield) · Tornado EF2 · $1.5 million · 5 injuries
  “An EF2 Tornado was confirmed by a Storm Survey conducted by the Charleston, South Carolina National Weather Service Forecast Office. The Tornado touched down in Effingham county 1 mile northeast of Springfield, Georgia at 934 PM EDT and traveled southeast approximately 7 miles before lifting at 943…”
• Florence County, SC (near Cartersville) · Tornado EF1 · $605,000 · 3 injuries
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded a tornado developed near Crawfish Pond Road and Cartersville Highway, just to the southeast of Cartersville. The tornado moved east across Chaney Grove Road, near Rose Lane where it strengthened from an EF0 to an EF1 with winds estimated to 100 mph.”

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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