Storm reports for March 24, 2002

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On March 24, 2002, 58 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Pottawatomie County, OK.

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 (58)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $553,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (70 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pottawatomie County, OK (near Shawnee) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
  “The roofs of four buildings at Remington Place Apartments were blown off, affecting 56 residences.”
• Grady County, OK (near Tuttle) · Thunderstorm wind · $150,000
  “Top layers of the southwest corner of the Tuttle High School roof were blown off, exposing about 10 rooms. Several heating and air conditioning units were also blown loose. The roof of the district's wrestling room, which is located about 100 yards to the east of the high school, was also damaged.”
• Cleveland County, OK (near Moore) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Roof damage, due to large hail, was also reported.”
• Seminole County, OK (near Seminole) · Thunderstorm wind · $35,000
  “A front porch and two garages were destroyed by high winds.”
• McClain County, OK (near Newcastle) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “The roof was blown off a barn in the 800 block of State Highway 130.”
• Cleveland County, OK (near Norman) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “A portion of a tin roof of a warehouse was peeled off, near the intersection of Tecumseh Road and Interstate 35.”

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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