Storm reports for December 30, 2002

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On December 30, 2002, 60 hail, 91 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Collin 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 (60)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.7 million in property damage, 3 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (163 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Claiborne Parish, LA (near Homer) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · 1 death · 1 injury
  “A line of severe thunderstorms moved across the Parish during the evening producing high winds that caused a tree to fall on a truck, killing one man and injuring one female. Many trees were reported down across the area due to the high winds.”
• Yazoo County, MS (near Yazoo City) · Tornado F1 · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down about one-half mile southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 49W and State Road 3 around 4:10 AM. The tornado then moved northeast approximately 1.5 miles over western sections of the city.”
• Harris County, TX (near Shoreacres) · Tornado F0 · $250,000
  “Tornado briefly touched down before moving to the northeast into Galveston Bay as a waterspout. Several boats at the Houston Yacht Club were overturned and a large section of a metal roof was destroyed.”
• East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (near Baton Rouge) · Thunderstorm wind · $120,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew a large tree down on a house resulting in severe damage, knocked down several other trees, power lines, and telephone poles, caused the roof of a building to partially collapse, and caused minor damage to several buildings at the State Capitol complex.”
• Lavaca County, TX (near Halletsville) · Thunderstorm wind · $80,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds damaged the walls and screen of an outdoor drive-in theater and destroyed several outbuildings just west of Hallettsville.”
• Galveston County, TX (near Texas City) · Tornado F1 · $75,000
  “Tornado touched down near the intersection of SH 348 and Loop 197 in Texas City. Several businesses were damaged at the initial touchdown. The tornado moved east northeast and eventually crossed the Texas City dike where numerous power poles were knocked down.”

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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