Storm reports for December 8, 2004

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On December 8, 2004, 0 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 3 states.

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

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (21 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kemper County, MS (near De Kalb) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $70,000 · 1 injury
  “One mobile home was rolled over and destroyed along with a roof blown off an apartment complex. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down with a few large trees falling onto houses. A total of eight homes sustained damage.”
• Smith County, MS (near Raleigh) · Tornado F1 · $1 million
  “This tornado touched down along Highway 18, 5 miles east of Raleigh, and tracked northeast for 16 miles before moving into southwest Scott county. The most significant damaged occurred about 2 miles north of Highway 18 where six chicken houses were destroyed and another 3 were damaged.”
• Newton County, MS (near Little Rock) · Thunderstorm wind 83 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Rush, Harrington and Moore Roads. Fallen trees destroyed two vehicles and one barn was destroyed in this area.”
• Neshoba County, MS (near Herbert Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $30,000
  “One roof was partially blown off a home and several out buildings and car sheds were destroyed. Another home sustained minor roof damage as some shingles were blown off. Several trees and power lines were also blown down in the area.”
• Newton County, MS (near Little Rock) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000
  “Near Rock Branch Road, numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. The width of the damage was 200-300 yards wide.”
• Scott County, MS (near Homewood) · Tornado F0 · $20,000
  “This tornado moved into Scott county from Smith county where Highway 501 intersects both counties. The tornado tracked northeast for 3 miles before dissipating along Mudline Road. Numerous trees were blown down along the path. The total path length was 19 miles across Smith and Scott counties.”

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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