Storm reports for March 21, 2024

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On March 21, 2024, about 25,300 homes were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger across 4 counties; the most were in Bexar County, TX (about 15,600).

• About 15,600 homes in Bexar County, TX, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on March 21, 2024. Swath image

Homes are 2020 Census housing units in block groups whose center of population lay inside NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail (MESH) of 1 inch or larger during the storm day (7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern). These are radar estimates of hail size, not damage counts. More same-day numbers

Cite: National Storms. “Storm reports for March 21, 2024.” https://nationalstorms.com/storms/2024-03-21/. Data through November 6, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; 2020 Census housing units. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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On March 21, 2024, 26 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Bexar County, TX. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 154 square miles containing about 25,000 homes.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (33 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jefferson County, TX (near Brooks) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “A trailer was overturned due to a high wind gust at the South Texas State Fair at Ford Park.”
• Cameron Parish, LA (near Cameron) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph
  “Mesonet station XCAM in Cameron recorded a wind gust of 53 knots.”
• Liberty County, TX (near Moss Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “There was a snapped tree near the intersection of Sand Pit and CT 2095.”
• Liberty County, TX (near Moss Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “There were uprooted trees along CR 2097.”
• Cameron Parish, LA (near Grand Lake Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Mesonet station LACL1 in Lacassine recorded a wind gust of 52 knots.”
• Bexar County, TX (near Leon Vly) · Hail 2.50″
  “A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in northwestern San Antonio near Silvertip Dr. and White Tail Dr.”

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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