Storm reports for December 26, 2015

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On December 26, 2015, 12 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Polk County, MO. Tornadoes killed 13.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $40.1 million in property damage, $45,000 in crop damage, 635 injuries and 13 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (38 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dallas County, TX (near New Hope) · Tornado EF4 · $26 million · 10 deaths · 468 injuries
  “The Garland and Rowlett tornado began in Sunnyvale, where several mobile homes were destroyed along a wide and long path. The full tornado length was a little over 13 miles, with nearly ten miles within Dallas County.”
• Collin County, TX (near Copeville) · Tornado EF2 · $1.4 million · 2 deaths · 119 injuries
  “A National Weather Service damage survey team found damage consistent with an EF-2 tornado in and near Copeville. The damage began in a residential area, damaging over 30 homes.”
• Collin County, TX (near Fayburg) · Tornado EF1 · $600,000 · 1 death · 2 injuries
  “A National Weather Service damage survey crew found evidence of an EF-1 tornado for the last tornado of 2015. This tornado produced a fairly wide, serpentine path as it moved through northeastern Collin County.”
• Ellis County, TX (near Sardis) · Tornado EF3 · $8.4 million · 46 injuries
  “This tornado produced a long and narrow damage path from just northeast of the Mid-Way Regional airport near Midlothian to the Ellis County line. The tornado then continued into Dallas County. Sixty-seven single family homes were affected, with 23 of these being completely destroyed.”
• Dallas County, TX (near De Soto Carroll Arpt) · Tornado EF3 · $1.4 million
  “The Midlothian / Ovilla / Glenn Heights tornado began near Midlothian, before ending on the city border of DeSoto and Glenn Heights. In Dallas County, the tornado damaged approximately 35 homes, along with an additional 10 mobile homes.”
• Rockwall County, TX (near Lake Ray Hubbard) · Tornado EF2 · $800,000
  “The Garland / Rowlett tornado continued across a small tract of land in western Rockwall County. The tornado continued doing significant damage in the City of Rowlett, before moving onto Lake Ray Hubbard and dissipating over the lake.”

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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