Storm reports for March 21, 2022

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On March 21, 2022, 53 hail, 34 damaging-wind and 37 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Comal County, TX. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 535 square miles containing about 17,000 homes. Tornadoes killed 2.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail

Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail

Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.

Hail reports (53)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $13.1 million in property damage, 47 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (138 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grayson County, TX (near Cedar Mills) · Tornado EF2 · 1 death · 11 injuries
  “The tornado first touched down in a field near Thousand Oak Trails. It then moved through the Sherwood Oaks community, producing extensive and widespread damage to trees and homes. Multiple manufactured homes were flipped, many trees were snapped in half, and one home was moved off its foundation.”
• Houston County, TX (near Mapleton) · Tornado EF2 · $5 million · 1 death · 10 injuries
  “This EF2 tornado was flown by emergency management and noted a continuous damage track from the first point along Highway 21 until the final point north of Crockett. There were ten total injuries including three serious ones at a pair of mobile homes with occupants thrown into an adjacent field.”
• Jack County, TX (near Bartons Chapel) · Tornado EF3 · 9 injuries
  “A long track tornado tracked from far southwestern Jack County, through the west side of Jacksboro, and into far southwestern Montague County. The tornado is believed to have begun near Halsell Ranch Rd and Barton Chapel Road where tree damage was observed.”
• Upshur County, TX (near Mings Chapel) · Tornado EF2 · $2.2 million · 7 injuries
  “An EF-2 tornado touched down off of FM 2685 and Pomegranate Road where it began to sporadically uproot hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado began to intensify and develop a widespread damage swath of uprooted and snapped trees as it approached Highway 271 several miles south of Gilmer.”
• Fort Bend County, TX (near Kendleton) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000 · 4 injuries
  “This EF1 tornado produced a path of damage that included the flipping of an RV home, the uprooting of a few large trees and severe damage to another home. There were four injuries to the occupants of the RV. Damage was mainly EF0 but rated a minimal EF1 based on damage to the second property.”
• Montague County, TX (near Fruitland) · Tornado EF1 · 3 injuries
  “The tornado began on the south side of Bowie along State Highway 101 where damage was found to multiple single family residences including one home that shifted off the foundation causing the walls and roof to collapse caused by wind speeds estimated between 105 to 110 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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final