December 2025 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In December 2025, 2 hail, 349 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged on 9 storm days across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Tazewell County, IL on December 28, 2025. The most hail reports came on December 28, 2025 (2). Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 29 days; the widest swath, on December 28, 2025, covered 78 square miles.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of December 2025
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States | Radar 1″+ area | Radar max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | 0 | 173 | 1 | – | 10 | 7 mi² | 1.66″ |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 2 | 87 | 13 | 1.00″ | 8 | 78 mi² | 1.37″ |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 0 | 51 | 0 | – | 1 | 5 mi² | 1.75″ |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 0 | 21 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 mi² | 2.35″ |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 mi² | 1.32″ |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 mi² | 2.10″ |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 4 mi² | 1.85″ |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 mi² | 4.11″ |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 mi² | 1.55″ |
Largest hail reported in December 2025
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2025 | 1.00″ (quarter) | Tazewell County, IL |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 1.00″ (quarter) | Woodford County, IL |
Storm reports by state, December 2025
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0 | 69 | 0 | – |
| Tennessee | 0 | 52 | 0 | – |
| Idaho | 0 | 51 | 0 | – |
| Kentucky | 0 | 46 | 1 | – |
| Illinois | 2 | 30 | 10 | 1.00″ |
| Indiana | 0 | 22 | 3 | – |
| North Carolina | 0 | 24 | 0 | – |
| California | 0 | 13 | 0 | – |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | 13 | 0 | – |
| Ohio | 0 | 11 | 0 | – |
| New Jersey | 0 | 6 | 0 | – |
| Montana | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Arkansas | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Missouri | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Mississippi | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Virginia | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Florida | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Every storm day in December 2025
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Reports for the current year are preliminary; the counts change when NOAA publishes the final data. Read more about NOAA storm reports.