Storm reports for March 8, 2011

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On March 8, 2011, 31 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Fannin 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 (31)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.5 million in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (61 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• St. Tammany Parish, LA (near Bush) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down along Esbon Road. One wood frame house was lifted off of tied down cinder block foundation and destroyed. One other home had about half of the roofing deck from the backside of the home removed. Softwood pine trees had all limbs removed and bark missing from parts of trees.”
• Hinds County, MS (near Terry) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000
  “The tornado first touched down along Lebanon-Pinegrove Road and then tracked north-northeast following a path along Terry Road. Numerous hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped in a convergent pattern and several sheds and a carport were damaged or destroyed.”
• Red River County, TX (near Bagwell) · Tornado EF1 · $400,000
  “The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Red River County, Texas, and concluded that storm damage was the result of an EF1 tornado. The tornado touched down at around 515 pm CST, approximately 8 miles west of Clarksville, Texas, along U.S. Hwy.”
• Hinds County, MS (near Utica) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the path, and damage occurred to the roof of a home and a shed. A mobile home was pushed off of its blocks and the porch was blown over the mobile home. Two sheds were destroyed and damage occurred to a baseball field fence.”
• Rapides Parish, LA (near Moreland) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “NWS Storm Survey found a tornado touched down at a farm along Jenkins Road, destroying an RV trailer, two barns, and several pieces of farm equipment. Metal debris was thrown for over 1 mile to the northeast across fields on both sides of US Highway 71.”
• St. Tammany Parish, LA (near Lacombe) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “A tornado touched down just south of Interstate 12 and west of Louisiana Highway 434, crossed the interstate, and then impacted Fairhope Subdivision. Windows were blown out and garage door, roof and brick veneer damage noted.”

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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