Storm reports for March 8, 2013

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On March 8, 2013, 1 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 0.75″ (penny size) in Maricopa County, AZ.

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 (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (6 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Mesa) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $2,000
  “Scattered thunderstorms associated with a passing cold fornt moved east and across the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on March 8th. Some of the storms produced damaging outflow winds in excess of 60 mph. Some of the storms affected east valley communties such as Mesa.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Chandler) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $1,000
  “Scattered thunderstorms, associated with a passing cold front, moved across the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on March 8th. Some of the storms affected southeast valley communities such as Chandler, and they produced locally strong and gusty outflow winds.”
• Carson County, TX (near Skellytown) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph
  “A line of thunderstorms developed over Carson and Armstrong County around 815 PM CST, and moved to the northeast. At 8:45 PM CST, a rear inflow jet became evident on the lowest radar elevation scan from the NWS 88D in Amarillo (Potter County) over southeastern Carson County.”
• Deaf Smith County, TX (near Hereford) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “A thunderstorm developed southwest of the city of Hereford (Deaf Smith County) around 6:30 PM CST and moved northeast across the city. As the thunderstorm moved over the city of Hereford (Deaf Smith County), the thunderstorm collapsed and produced an outflow which moved through the city.”

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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