Storm reports for February 19, 2002

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On February 19, 2002, 11 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Shawnee County, KS.

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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $169,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (23 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Yazoo County, MS (near Yazoo City) · Tornado F1 · $150,000
  “A severe squall line moved into Yazoo County Mississippi shortly after 9:25 pm. As the line moved towards western portions of Yazoo City , a tornado briefly touched down.”
• Yazoo County, MS (near Yazoo City) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down. A car port was blown away.”
• Warren County, MS (near Vicksburg) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “A squall line moved through the area breaking off tree limbs 3 inches in diameter and knocking down power lines along a 6 mile swath east of the city of Vicksburg.”
• Issaquena County, MS (near Mayersville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Owner of a business in town estimated winds around 60 mph. Several large yard items were blown down the street. Several large tree limbs had also been snapped off by the wind.”
• Humphreys County, MS (near Belzoni) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Residents estimated winds of around 60 mph, which snapped off several very large tree limbs across town.”
• Sharkey County, MS (near Rolling Fork) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Several large trees were uprooted across town.”

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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