Storm reports for March 17, 2008

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On March 17, 2008, 64 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Schleicher County, TX.

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 (64)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $30,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (74 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hunt County, TX (near Commerce) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Large tree limbs and power lines were blown down on Park Street in Commerce. Trees were also blown down on Highway 24 northeast of town.”
• Polk County, AR (near Cherry Hill) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
  “A roof was taken off a room that was being added to a house. A few trees were snapped off.”
• Pawnee County, OK (near Terlton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour destroyed a shed.”
• Bandera County, TX (near Medina Circle R Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “The Bandera County Courier reported numerous trees down along Highway 16 North.”
• Taylor County, TX (near Abilene) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Six power poles were reported down at the intersection of Rebecca Lane and U.S. Highway 277 on the west side of Abilene. The power poles were blown over from west to east.”
• Coke County, TX (near Bronte) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Power lines were blown down just north of Bronte.”

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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