Storm reports for December 23, 2020
NOAA recorded 8 wind reports and 15 tornado reports in 4 states on December 23, 2020.
- in 4 states
- 23
- Storm reports
- About 54 miles from Jackson, MS
- 69 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF2, about 42 miles from Lake Charles, LA
- 15
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on December 23, 2020 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.
Reports by hour
Wind8, most at 12 AM
Tornado15, most at 11 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:54 PM | EF2 | About 42 miles from Lake Charles, LA | 1.23 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| 6:59 PM | EF1 | About 43 miles from Beaumont, TX | 0.39 mi long, 45 yd wide |
| 10:26 PM | EF0 | About 27 miles from Jackson, MS | 0.72 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 10:40 PM | EF0 | About 30 miles from Jackson, MS | 0.9 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 11:17 PM | EF1 | Near 31.56, -90.84, MS | 1.08 mi long, 150 yd wide |
| 11:24 PM | EF1 | Near 31.57, -90.75, MS | 5.06 mi long, 250 yd wide |
| 11:31 PM | EF0 | About 57 miles from Jackson, MS | 1.72 mi long, 200 yd wide |
| 11:36 PM | EF0 | About 53 miles from Jackson, MS | 3.44 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 11:41 PM | EF0 | About 52 miles from Jackson, MS | 4.12 mi long, 150 yd wide |
| 11:51 PM | EF1 | About 47 miles from Jackson, MS | 1.9 mi long, 880 yd wide |
| 12:25 AM | EF0 | About 53 miles from Jackson, MS | 1.98 mi long, 400 yd wide |
| 1:02 AM | EF1 | About 55 miles from Jackson, MS | 3.28 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 1:07 AM | EF0 | About 57 miles from Jackson, MS | 3.37 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 1:17 AM | EF0 | Near 31.87, -89.29, MS | 2.66 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 1:26 AM | EF1 | Near 31.96, -89.16, MS | 3.89 mi long, 550 yd wide |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 9:50 PM | 58 mph | About 7 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| 11:50 PM | 58 mph | About 45 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 12:42 AM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 12:45 AM | 58 mph | About 51 miles from Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12:46 AM | 69 mph | About 54 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 12:55 AM | 63 mph | About 54 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 1:30 AM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Baton Rouge, LA |
| 5:10 AM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 17 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Texas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles, LA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.