Storm reports for December 3, 2005

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On December 3, 2005, 28 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lewis County, TN.

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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $48,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (44 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morgan County, AL (near Trinity) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $15,000
  “CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN A 4 TO 5 BLOCK AREA. A ROOF WAS TAKEN OFF OF A HOUSE, OUTBUILDINGS WERE BLOWN DOWN, AND POWER LINES WERE TAKEN DOWN. WINDOWS WERE DISLODGED AND DOORS WERE PULLED FROM FRAMES AT A RESIDENCE.”
• Trigg County, KY (near Cadiz) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Part of the roof of a storage building collapsed. The 200-by-30 foot building was located at a lumber yard.”
• Marion County, AL (near Hackleburg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “The porch of a mobile home was destroyed in Hackleburg.”
• DeKalb County, AL (near Ider) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED ALONG HIGHWAYS 75 AND 117.”
• Marion County, TN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Two trees down across the county. One in Jasper and second near Whitwell.”
• Lee County, MS (near Tupelo) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “A couple of trees and a power pole were 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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