Storm reports for March 28, 2018

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On March 28, 2018, 13 hail, 47 damaging-wind and 16 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in East Carroll Parish, LA.

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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.9 million in property damage, $7,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (79 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Richland Parish, LA (near New Light) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000 · 4 injuries
  “This tornado began around the intersection of Bill Taylor Road and Augustus Road. The tornado was videoed as it continued east northeast across a field north of Bill Taylor Road, where it overturned an irrigation pivot.”
• Calhoun County, TX (near Seadrift) · Tornado EF1 · $1 million
  “An EF-1 tornado touched down in north part of the community of Seadrift on Oakland Avenue and traveled to the east-northeast to North 3rd Street. The tornado flipped several mobile homes and completely destroyed one mobile home near the intersection of West Denver Avenue and North 4th Street.”
• Allen Parish, LA (near Kinder) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “A tornado touched down near Green Oak Road north of Hilton Bertrand Road and moved just south of east to Hickory Flat Road. A few campers and small mobile homes were damaged with one being flipped on Panther Drive. Several homes along Hickory Flat Road were damaged by fallen trees.”
• Winn Parish, LA (near St Maurice) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “This is a continuation of the EF-1 tornado from Natchitoches Parish. This tornado intensified shortly after crossing into Winn Parish along Highway 84, where it caused considerable tree damage in the Kisatchie National Forest before the tornado started to take a more northeasterly turn near the…”
• Calcasieu Parish, LA (near Araret) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “Many power lines and trees were downed and several homes were damaged by falling trees. The tornado began just west of Verna Lane and crossed You Winn Road. The tornado peaked north of You Winn Road near John Belle and Georgia Roads.”
• Calcasieu Parish, LA (near Gillis) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “The tornado began in the forest south of Bushnell Road were it took down wood high tension transmission line poles. The path continued east crossing the intersection of Bushnell Road and Hickory Branch Road damaging a barn and downing trees.”

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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