Storm reports for December 13, 2022

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On December 13, 2022, about 31,300 homes were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger across 5 counties; the most were in Dallas County, TX (about 15,100).

• About 15,100 homes in Dallas County, TX, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on December 13, 2022. Swath image

Homes are 2020 Census housing units in block groups whose center of population lay inside NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail (MESH) of 1 inch or larger during the storm day (7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern). These are radar estimates of hail size, not damage counts. More same-day numbers

Cite: National Storms. “Storm reports for December 13, 2022.” https://nationalstorms.com/storms/2022-12-13/. Data through November 6, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; 2020 Census housing units. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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On December 13, 2022, 9 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 31 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Rockwall County, TX. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 118 square miles containing about 31,000 homes. Tornadoes killed 2.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail

Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail

Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.

Hail reports (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.2 million in property damage, $35,000 in crop damage, 28 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (61 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Caddo Parish, LA (near Four Forks) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000 · 2 deaths · 2 injuries
  “An EF-2 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 130 mph touched down in extreme Southwest Caddo Parish near the Four Forks community, where it initially produced minor tree damage along Johns Road just to the south of Keatchie Marshall Road.”
• Union Parish, LA (near Bayou D Arbonne Lake) · Tornado EF3 · $1.2 million · 14 injuries
  “An EF-3 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 140 mph touched down near the shore of Lake D'Arbonne along Duty Road, where it tracked northeast while snapping and uprooting numerous hardwood and softwood trees, with trees falling on homes resulting in structural damage.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Grapevine) · Tornado EF1 · 5 injuries
  “An EF-1 tornado moved through Grapevine beginning near the Mustang Elite Car Wash on Ira E Woods Ave south of Hwy 114. The tornado crossed Ira E Woods Ave causing significant roof damage to the Sam's Club. Large sections of the roof were peeled off leaving large holes.”
• Sharkey County, MS (near Anguilla) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million · 3 injuries
  “A tornado touched down north of Rolling Fork Road where a few trees had limbs damaged. The tornado intensified quickly as it traveled northeast across Garfield Rd. and destroyed numerous outbuildings. The tornado reached its maximum intensity as it crossed Rolling Fork Rd.”
• Wise County, TX (near Paradise) · Tornado EF2 · 2 injuries
  “An EF-2 tornado affected Wise County from southeast of Paradise to southeast of Decatur. The tornado started along Thompson Road where tree damage was noted along with minor structure damage. Moving northeast the tornado impacted structures and trees along CRs 4380 & 4396.”
• Collin County, TX (near Blue Ridge) · Tornado EF2 · 2 injuries
  “An EF-2 tornado affected Collin and Fannin Counties from west of Blue Ridge to northwest of Bailey with damage noted around the northwestern side of Leonard. The tornado touched down on the west side of Blue Ridge along FM 545 where tree damage and structure damage was noted.”

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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