Storm reports for December 22, 2003

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On December 22, 2003, 35 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Sebastian 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 (35)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $20,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (37 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cleburne County, AR (near Heber Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down a power line.”
• Rogers County, OK (near Foyil) · Hail 0.75″
  “Penny size hail was reported at Chelsea.”

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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