Storm reports for March 8, 2019

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On March 8, 2019, 13 hail, 29 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Tarrant 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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 42 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hall County, TX (near Turkey) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “A sustained wind speed of 53 mph preceded this gust to 80 mph. Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet.”
• Curry County, NM (near (Cvs)Cannon Afb) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph
  “A line of thunderstorms moving through Curry County produced wind gusts up to 71 mph at Cannon AFB.”
• Crosby County, TX (near Crosbyton Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph
  “Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet.”
• Bailey County, TX (near Muleshoe) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph
  “Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet.”
• Hall County, TX (near Lesley) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph
  “Gusts of 60 to 66 mph for four minutes. Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet.”
• Swisher County, TX (near Tulia) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph
  “Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet.”

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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