Storm reports for December 25, 2012

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On December 25, 2012, 5 hail, 76 damaging-wind and 33 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Anderson 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 (5)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10.6 million in property damage, 25 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (118 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Butler County, AL (near Georgiana) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $35,000 · 1 death
  “Winds estimated at 70 mph blew a large pine tree into a house...seriously injured him. The man later died at the hospital the next day.”
• Richland Parish, LA (near Cuthbert) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000 · 1 death
  “A tree fell on a mobile home west of Epps along LA Highway 134, fatally injuring one man inside. Additional trees were also blown down in the area.”
• Pearl River County, MS (near Mill Creek) · Tornado EF3 · $2.5 million · 8 injuries
  “The tornado initially touched down on Harris Road on the southwest side of McNeil causing EF0 and EF1 damage, where it snapped several pine trees. It moved northeastward and rapidly intensified, resulting in a small area of upper range EF-2 and low end EF-3 damage along Joe Smith Road and Sones…”
• Lawrence County, MS (near Lamberts Store) · Tornado EF2 · $200,000 · 7 injuries
  “The tornado touched down in a wooded area near Trace Road producing mostly tree and minor roof damage to the homes in the area. As it moved to the northeast, the width increased to near 0.25 miles near Ford-Calcote and James Fox Roads producing significant tree damage.”
• Forrest County, MS (near Fruitland Park) · Tornado EF2 · $200,000 · 4 injuries
  “Numerous soft and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Multiple power poles were snapped. Two double wide mobile homes were completely destroyed, a pickup truck was rolled, and a single-wide mobile home suffered major damage.”
• Hinds County, MS (near Edwards) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $55,000 · 2 injuries
  “A large tree fell on a house in Edwards causing heavy damage. Two people were injured.”

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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