Storm reports for March 31, 2008

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On March 31, 2008, 155 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 18 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Bowie 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 (155)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $208 million in property damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (205 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dallas County, MO (near Foose) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million · 3 injuries
  “A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado impacted a section of Dallas County, including the city of Buffalo. Approximately 40 homes were heavily damaged or destroyed, and three people were injured.”
• Newton County, MO (near Belfast) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000 · 3 injuries
  “A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted northern sections of the city of Neosho. Ten homes were damaged, three homes were destroyed, and one business was damaged.”
• Bowie County, TX (near Whatley) · Hail 2.75″ · $120 million
  “Fire department reported that car windows and sky lights and the roofs of many homes throughout the city were damaged from this devastating hail storm.”
• Miller County, AR (near (Txk)Texarkana Arpt) · Hail 4.00″ · $85 million
  “Very large hail fell across the entire city of Texarkana, Arkansas resulting in widespread damage to automobiles, home roofs and windows. The estimated monetary damage amount at the time of this publication was nearly 65 million dollars and according to local emergency management officials...this…”
• Bowie County, TX (near Nash) · Hail 1.75″ · $1 million
  “Hail broke out windows at the Alumax Plant at interstate 30 and Nash.”
• Laclede County, MO (near Lebanon) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado caused damage to several homes and businesses on the north side of Lebanon. A bus was also overturned at Esther Elemetary School.”

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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