Storm reports for December 12, 2002

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On December 12, 2002, 8 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Jackson 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 (8)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $46,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (10 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Austin County, TX (near Cat Spg) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “Tree downed by wind near FM 949 about 2 miles south of FM 1094.”
• Nueces County, TX (near Corpus Christi) · Hail 0.75″
  “Dime sized hail reported between Navigation Blvd and McBride Ln.”

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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