Storm reports for March 28, 2014

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On March 28, 2014, 157 hail, 89 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Bell 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 (157)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (247 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• LaSalle Parish, LA (near Jena) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $250,000
  “Roofs were damaged on several homes in the Jena community. These homes were either damaged from fallen trees or from direct wind damage.”
• Nacogdoches County, TX (near Nacogdoches) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $200,000
  “Widespread downed trees throughout the entire county. Several trees reported downed on automobiles. Roof damage was widespread across the county as well.”
• Chicot County, AR (near Eudora) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $100,000
  “A swath of straight-line wind damage began near Highway 65 just south of Eudora where eight wooden power poles were snapped off to the northeast. Damage also occurred along Grand Lake Loop east southeast of Eudora where a large tree was snapped, a carport was thrown over a home landing on an…”
• Franklin Parish, LA (near Extension) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the parish. More damage was reported across the southern portion of the parish.”
• Rapides Parish, LA (near Ball) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “A tornado touched down north of Highway 1204 in Ball damaging several homes, vehicles, and other property. A house on the end of Eastbrook Trace had a large tree fall through the home. On Cooley Drive a truck and a car were hit by falling trees.”
• Bell County, TX (near Belton) · Hail 2.75″ · $100,000
  “Baseball sized hail damaged many vehicles along Highway 190 in Belton.”

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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