Storm reports for March 24, 2017

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On March 24, 2017, 17 hail, 76 damaging-wind and 15 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sedgwick County, KS.

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 (17)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.6 million in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (109 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pulaski County, AR (near Olmstead) · Tornado EF2 · $350,000 · 6 injuries
  “The tornado touched down just south of the Pulaski/Faulkner County line, south of Frenchman Mountain Road around Lowridge road. This tornado destroyed 4 mobile homes and damaged others. 6 People were injured, with 3 people being hospitalized.”
• Saline County, AR (near Glen Rose) · Tornado EF2 · $400,000
  “After crossing into Saline County, the tornado strengthened and caused EF2 damage. Some buildings were damaged. An outbuilding suffered severe damage... with a roof of a new home being ripped off. A roof was nearly completely blown off a newly constructed house.”
• Saline County, AR (near Nance) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “This tornado touched down near the end of Steele Road south of US highway 70 southeast of Lonsdale, knocking down or snapping many trees. Several outbuildings or barns were either severely damaged or destroyed as the tornado moved north-northeast.”
• Greene County, AR (near Marmaduke) · Tornado EF0 · $250,000
  “The first damage occurred to a gas station just west of Highway 49. As the tornado moved through the south and east sections of Marmaduke, approximately 20 homes suffered roof damage. Several trees were snapped.”
• Bienville Parish, LA (near Ringgold) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $200,000
  “The Ringgold Assembly of God Church had its roof lifted by straight line winds. As the roof came back down, it crushed the un-reinforced cinderblock walls near the front of the structure, which then partially collapsed.”
• Sunflower County, MS (near Dockery) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $175,000
  “Severe wind gusts associated with a line of thunderstorms blew down several trees along a swath through northern Sunflower County. Damage near Parchman included damage to a roof, downed fences and signs, overturned utility trailers, and windows blown out on several vehicles.”

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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