Storm reports for March 24, 2018

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On March 24, 2018, 3 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Bollinger 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 (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6,000 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

• Cape Girardeau County, MO (near Cape Girardeau) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $3,000
  “Roughly 800 customers in the Cape Girardeau area were without power due to high winds, primarily west of Interstate 55.”
• Obion County, TN (near Gibbs) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “A few trees down near Claude Tucker Road. Also, an above-ground pool flipped over onto a privacy fence in the same area.”
• Cape Girardeau County, MO (near (Cgi)Cape Girardeau) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “A wind gust to 63 mph was measured at the Cape Girardeau airport.”
• Bollinger County, MO (near Patton) · Hail 1.00″
  “A large amount of quarter-size hail fell throughout the community of Patton. The hail swath extended northeast across Highway 72, covering the road completely. A motorcycle accident occurred on the hail-covered road.”
• Weakley County, TN (near Martin) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter sized hail and winds estimated around 50 mph.”

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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