Storm reports for December 6, 2004

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On December 6, 2004, 7 hail, 116 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Childress 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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (141 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bolivar County, MS (near Mound Bayou) · Thunderstorm wind 84 mph · $60,000 · 1 injury
  “Several mobile homes were damaged, one was destroyed as it was rolled over and broken apart. The one injury occurred with the destroyed mobile home. In addition, numerous large trees were blown down along a swath from 2 miles southwest of Mound Bayou to Mound Bayou.”
• Hinds County, MS (near Edwards) · Tornado F2 · $500,000
  “This tornado moved into Hinds county from Claiborne county and intensified as it tracked northeast across west-central Hinds county. A few thousand trees were uprooted and snapped along the 13 mile path.”
• Montgomery County, MS (near Kilmichael) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “This tornado touched down 5 miles northeast of Vaiden, in Carroll county, and moved northeast for 7.5 miles where it lifted in Kilmichael, in Montgomery county. Dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted along the path with numerous power lines down around Kilmichael.”
• Lowndes County, MS (near Steens) · Tornado F2 · $200,000
  “This tornado touched down southwest of Steens and tracked east-northeast for 5 miles before moving into Lamar county, Alabama at 4:02 AM, in the Luxapalila Creek bottom.”
• Webster County, MS (near Walthall) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused damage from just east of Walthall to just north of Clarkson. Several homes across this area sustained roof damage as shingles and parts of roofs were blown off. Numerous trees and several power lines were also blown down across this area.”
• Chickasaw County, MS (near Houlka) · Tornado F2 · $75,000
  “The tornado touched down just northeast of Houlka and moved northeast. Four homes were heavily damaged. A mother and her child were trapped in one of the homes but were not injured. One other home suffered some shingle damage. Numerous trees were also blown 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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