Storm reports for December 20, 2007

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On December 20, 2007, 6 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 0.88″ (nickel size) in Vernon Parish, LA.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (22 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jones County, MS (near Service) · Tornado EF2 · $450,000 · 2 injuries
  “This tornado began as a small, narrow path of minor damage, including a porch being blown off a house. It reached its maximum intensity as it crossed highway 29. Here, a brick home had all of its roof structure blown off along with a few walls blown down.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Heucks Retreat) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000 · 1 injury
  “This strong tornado touched down just east of the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport and tracked east-northeast for five miles to near the Woolworth Community. The most significant damage occurred just south of Heucks Crossing along Beeson Road where two mobile homes were obliterated.”
• Covington County, MS (near Collins) · Tornado EF1 · $700,000
  “This tornado touched down just south of Collins to just southeast of the Highway 84 and 37 intersection. The damage began on the south side of Collins where a billboard was blown over and a warehouse building was destroyed.”
• Covington County, MS (near Hot Coffee) · Tornado EF1 · $80,000
  “This tornado was brief and touched down just inside the Covington County border with Jones County. The roofs were blown off of two mobile homes with extensive debris strewn. One home had a part of it's roof removed along with numerous pine trees snapped and uprooted in a convergent path.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Brookhaven) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $60,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down along Zetus Road in the Zetus Community. A few of those trees were down on a mobile home which caused significant damage.”
• Adams County, MS (near Cranfield) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous large trees were blown down with some down on power lines. Damage occurred in eastern Adams county.”

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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