Storm reports for December 19, 2002

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On December 19, 2002, 4 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Columbia County, AR.

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 (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (26 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Livingston Parish, LA (near Walker) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees, power lines, utility poles, and billboard signs were blown down. A seven year old boy was injured by flying debris and a woman was trapped in a car when a utility pole was blown down and live wires fell on the vehicle.”
• Newton County, MS (near Newton) · Tornado F2 · $1 million
  “A tornado developed in Newton County, just southwest of the city of Newton. It moved 5.5 miles northeast through the city, resulting in approximately 50 injuries and damage to numerous buildings. In all, over 150 homes and 95 businesses were either damaged or destroyed.”
• Lauderdale County, MS (near Vimville) · Tornado F0 · $33,000
  “A tornado touched down around 2:20 PM, about 3.5 miles southwest of the community of Vimville. It moved three miles northeast across Lauderdale County, toppling numerous large trees and damaging almost twenty other homes, barns, and mobile homes.”
• Dale County, AL (near Newton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Minor roof damage to a residence. Reported by the Dale County EMA.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Brookhaven) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $12,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and powerlines across the area. The downed trees blocked 30 to 40 area roads.”
• Wilkinson County, MS (near Woodville) · Thunderstorm wind · $12,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged two unoccupied house trailers, peeled off a fiberglass truck bed cover and wrapped it around the cab of the truck, caused the roof of an outdoor boat shed to collapse, knocked down trees, and blew down a sign.”

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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