March 2022 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In March 2022, 274 hail, 1,089 damaging-wind and 234 tornado reports were logged on 25 storm days across 34 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Union County, IA on March 5, 2022. The most hail reports came on March 21, 2022 (53). Tornadoes killed 12. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 28 days; the widest swath, on March 19, 2022, covered 1,024 square miles.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of March 2022
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States | Radar 1″+ area | Radar max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2022 | 2 | 231 | 78 | 1.75″ | 12 | 135 mi² | 1.68″ |
| Mar 7, 2022 | 0 | 280 | 0 | – | 10 | – | – |
| Mar 5, 2022 | 49 | 161 | 22 | 2.75″ | 8 | 160 mi² | 2.62″ |
| Mar 21, 2022 | 53 | 34 | 37 | 2.00″ | 4 | 535 mi² | 2.45″ |
| Mar 22, 2022 | 6 | 51 | 40 | 1.00″ | 6 | 8 mi² | 1.25″ |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6 | 82 | 7 | 1.00″ | 8 | 2 mi² | 1.78″ |
| Mar 23, 2022 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 1.75″ | 10 | 9 mi² | 1.33″ |
| Mar 18, 2022 | 10 | 37 | 9 | 1.25″ | 6 | 17 mi² | 1.23″ |
| Mar 6, 2022 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 1.25″ | 7 | 63 mi² | 1.53″ |
| Mar 12, 2022 | 0 | 48 | 5 | – | 4 | – | – |
Largest hail reported in March 2022
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2022 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Union County, IA |
| Mar 5, 2022 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Adair County, IA |
| Mar 5, 2022 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Adair County, IA |
| Mar 5, 2022 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Polk County, IA |
| Mar 5, 2022 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Adair County, IA |
| Mar 5, 2022 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Adair County, IA |
| Mar 16, 2022 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Seminole County, FL |
| Mar 16, 2022 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Seminole County, FL |
| Mar 21, 2022 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Comal County, TX |
| Mar 5, 2022 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Adams County, IA |
Storm reports by state, March 2022
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 96 | 52 | 40 | 2.00″ |
| Mississippi | 2 | 127 | 56 | 1.00″ |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 157 | 3 | 1.00″ |
| Florida | 15 | 73 | 18 | 2.00″ |
| Indiana | 8 | 83 | 4 | 1.50″ |
| Illinois | 3 | 82 | 6 | 1.25″ |
| Alabama | 6 | 39 | 32 | 1.00″ |
| New York | 0 | 77 | 0 | – |
| Louisiana | 5 | 36 | 18 | 1.75″ |
| Missouri | 33 | 18 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| Iowa | 19 | 16 | 15 | 2.75″ |
| North Carolina | 0 | 43 | 3 | – |
| Kentucky | 5 | 35 | 4 | 1.25″ |
| Georgia | 23 | 18 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Tennessee | 0 | 40 | 3 | – |
| Arkansas | 3 | 23 | 10 | 1.00″ |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 35 | 0 | – |
| Ohio | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1.50″ |
| New Jersey | 0 | 26 | 0 | – |
| Maryland | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| West Virginia | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Kansas | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| South Carolina | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.00″ |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 14 | 0 | – |
| Vermont | 0 | 9 | 0 | – |
| Virginia | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Connecticut | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Colorado | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Delaware | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Michigan | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
Every storm day in March 2022
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.