A moderate (4/5) risk was issued by the Storm Prediction Center for December 28, as a shortwave trough was expected to move through Texas and Louisiana, with the risk area also extending into Mississippi and extreme south bringing the expectation of large hail and multiple tornadoes, some being strong (EF2+).

Both a bowing quasi-linear convective system and discrete supercells were expected to form in the risk area.

As the evening progressed, it was expected to shift into a powerful squall line with the potential to cause intense downburst wind damage in addition to embedded tornadic mesocyclones.

In Waller, Texas, a mobile home park was upended, with flipped cars and extensive damage reported.

[6] A high-end EF1 struck downtown Athens, Alabama causing lots of damage to businesses and structures in the city with multiple buildings having walls collapse or roofs destroyed.