March 2026 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In March 2026, 548 hail, 1,699 damaging-wind and 211 tornado reports were logged on 21 storm days across 34 states. The largest hail reported was 6.10″ (softball size) 1 mile SSE of Kankakee, IL on March 10, 2026. The most hail reports came on March 10, 2026 (155). Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 30 days; the widest swath, on March 10, 2026, covered 5,851 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.
Major hail storms in March 2026
Biggest storm days of March 2026
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States | Radar 1″+ area | Radar max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | 64 | 498 | 58 | 2.50″ | 20 | 2,033 mi² | 2.89″ |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 9 | 286 | 54 | 4.50″ | 18 | 36 mi² | 2.81″ |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 1 | 339 | 4 | 1.00″ | 12 | 11 mi² | 2.08″ |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 155 | 113 | 36 | 6.10″ | 10 | 5,851 mi² | 4.23″ |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 44 | 93 | 4 | 1.75″ | 12 | 1,348 mi² | 5.82″ |
| Mar 7, 2026 | 10 | 101 | 3 | 4.50″ | 13 | 465 mi² | 4.45″ |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 85 | 29 | 0 | 2.00″ | 7 | 420 mi² | 2.73″ |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 52 | 52 | 5 | 2.75″ | 7 | 485 mi² | 2.94″ |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 2.50″ | 14 | 649 mi² | 2.39″ |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 0 | 77 | 11 | – | 5 | 5 mi² | 1.38″ |
Largest hail reported in March 2026
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | 6.10″ (softball) | 1 mi SSE of Kankakee, IL |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 5.00″ (softball) | 3 mi NE of Campus, IL |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 5.00″ (softball) | 2 mi NNW of Buckingham, IL |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 4.80″ (softball) | Darien, IL |
| Mar 7, 2026 | 4.50″ (softball) | Rio Grande City, TX |
| Mar 7, 2026 | 4.50″ (softball) | Rio Grande City, TX |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 4.50″ (softball) | 1 mi NNE of Kankakee, IL |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 4.50″ (softball) | 1 mi NE of Weatherby Lake, MO |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 4.50″ (softball) | 2 mi S of Camp Wood, TX |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 4.50″ (softball) | 1 mi S of Leakey, TX |
Storm reports by state, March 2026
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 87 | 85 | 36 | 6.10″ |
| Ohio | 65 | 116 | 8 | 2.00″ |
| Alabama | 1 | 152 | 17 | 1.00″ |
| Georgia | 3 | 140 | 15 | 1.00″ |
| Indiana | 49 | 89 | 11 | 2.75″ |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | 115 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Mississippi | 14 | 99 | 18 | 1.75″ |
| Missouri | 38 | 74 | 12 | 4.50″ |
| North Carolina | 0 | 117 | 7 | – |
| Texas | 70 | 43 | 9 | 4.50″ |
| Louisiana | 11 | 64 | 10 | 1.75″ |
| Arkansas | 21 | 52 | 11 | 2.00″ |
| Kentucky | 0 | 72 | 12 | – |
| Virginia | 1 | 80 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Tennessee | 8 | 68 | 3 | 2.00″ |
| Maryland | 0 | 68 | 4 | – |
| Oklahoma | 33 | 24 | 15 | 2.75″ |
| Florida | 5 | 66 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Kansas | 27 | 17 | 4 | 3.00″ |
| New Jersey | 0 | 44 | 0 | – |
| Iowa | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2.75″ |
| Michigan | 21 | 7 | 10 | 2.75″ |
| South Carolina | 1 | 31 | 4 | 1.75″ |
| New York | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| West Virginia | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Delaware | 0 | 19 | 1 | – |
| Nebraska | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| Wisconsin | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 4 | 0 | – |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Arizona | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Colorado | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| North Dakota | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Utah | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Every storm day in March 2026
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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. Reports for the current year are preliminary; the counts change when NOAA publishes the final data. Read more about NOAA storm reports.