Storm reports for March 6, 2017

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On March 6, 2017, 206 hail, 508 damaging-wind and 62 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Platte County, MO.

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 (206)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.9 million in property damage, $2,000 in crop damage and 23 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (790 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jackson County, MO (near Tarsney Lakes) · Tornado EF3 · 12 injuries
  “On the evening of March 6 a supercell formed in eastern Kansas and moved ESE into the southern portions of the Kansas City metro area. It produced a weak tornado near Leawood, Kansas then another near Lee's Summit, Missouri.”
• Muscatine County, IA (near Muscatine) · Tornado EF2 · $100,000 · 3 injuries
  “Tornado was rated EF-2 with peak winds of 115 MPH, a path length of 1.78 miles and max width of 200 yards. Estimated time was 10:05 PM to 10:10 PM. Tornado tracked through Muscatine, touching down in Kent Stein Park, traveling through neighborhoods, and damaging homes and businesses.”
• St. Charles County, MO (near Foristell) · Tornado EF1 · 3 injuries
  “The second tornado associated with the small vortex developed along the South Service Road of Interstate 70 west of South Pointe Prairie Road. The tornado crossed Interstate 70 and causing roof and siding damage to a number of homes and uprooted or snapped trees along its path as it moved east…”
• Newton County, AR (near Mossville) · Tornado EF2 · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “An EF-2 tornado cut a 36.7 mile path across Newton and Searcy counties. The damage included trees being uprooted and snapped. Several residences were damaged. The post office at Parthenon was destroyed. Maximum winds with this tornado were 120 mph.”
• Camden County, MO (near Macks Creek) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “A NWS survey team determined that an EF-1 tornado with estimated peak wind speed up to 110 mph completely destroyed a mobile home and several outbuildings. Numerous trees were snapped or blown down in the path. There was one injury in the damaged mobile home.”
• Harrison County, MO (near Bethany Mem Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · 1 injury
  “Tractor trailer rig was blown over on I-35 near mile marker 93. 1 injury was reported with this incident.”

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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