Storm reports for March 26, 2017

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On March 26, 2017, 139 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Denton 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 (139)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.6 million in property damage and $1,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (163 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Denton County, TX (near Bartonville) · Hail 2.75″ · $500,000
  “Amateur radio reported baseball sized hail in the city of Lantana.”
• Denton County, TX (near Argyle) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $400,000
  “Amateur radio reported that baseball sized hail was knocking out car windows in the city of Argyle, TX. The hail was wind driven by severe thunderstorm winds.”
• Collin County, TX (near Mckinney) · Hail 2.00″ · $100,000
  “Two inch diameter hail was reported in the city of McKinney.”
• Wise County, TX (near Paradise) · Hail 2.00″ · $100,000
  “A trained spotter reported 2-inch diameter hail approximately 4 miles south of Decatur, TX.”
• Wise County, TX (near Decatur) · Hail 2.00″ · $75,000
  “A social media report indicated 2-inch diameter hail in the town of Decatur.”
• Clermont County, OH (near Clover) · Tornado EF1 · $30,000
  “A weak tornado briefly touched down just in front of a tree line south of Concord Hennings Mill Road. Initial damage from the tornado consisted of an overturned small barn with an overturned camper.”

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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