Storm reports for March 16, 2002

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On March 16, 2002, 5 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 0.88″ (nickel size) in Polk County, NC.

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 (5)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $783,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (12 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Robeson County, NC (near Maxton) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · $750,000 · 1 injury
  “A NWS Storm survey determined that straight line thunderstorm winds produce extensive damage to a trailer park in the northern part of Robeson county. 18 structures in all were damaged. 8 mobile homes were completely destroyed with one double wide trailer moved 10 feet off its foundation.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Brandon) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Trees were blown down onto two homes in the Castlewoods subdivision, resulting in minor damage. Other trees were knocked down across the area as well.”
• Polk County, NC (near Columbus) · Hail 0.88″ · $3,000
  “The hail caused several traffic accidents in the Columbus area.”
• Scotland County, NC (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Old Wire Road, McFarland Road, and Scotch Grove Road were blocked by fallen trees. At Hwy 501 and Scotch Grove Road, three homes were damaged and several agricultural buildings and vehicles were destroyed. Several mobile homes were blown off their foundations and damaged by fallen trees near Wagram.”
• Richmond County, NC (near Steen Town) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Trees were blown down and outbuildings were damaged from the intersection of Old Peggymill Road and Colesville Road to the Scotland County line.”
• Macon County, GA (near Oglethorpe) · Thunderstorm wind
  “The Macon county 911 center and the county police reported pea size hail.”

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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