Storm reports for March 30, 2002

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On March 30, 2002, 103 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 23 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Jefferson County, AL.

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 (103)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.4 million in property damage, $75,000 in crop damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (162 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Angelina County, TX (near Diboll) · Tornado F3 · $5 million · 6 injuries
  “Numerous trees and power lines broken, snapped, and pulled out of the ground along the entire track. Several barns were severely damaged and numerous homes were with missing roofs while others suffered severe roof and structural damage.”
• Nacogdoches County, TX (near Etoile) · Tornado F2 · $1.2 million
  “Numerous trees and power lines broken, snapped and pulled out of the ground along the track. Numerous homes and business were severely damaged or destroyed.”
• Harris County, TX (near La Porte) · Tornado F3 · $350,000
  “This Tornado began its path in the Shoreacres subdivision, 3 miles south of La Porte, with a home on Greenleaf Road receiving structural and roof damage (F1), then moved northeast and partially demolished a Super Mart on Broadway (F3), then ripped through an apartment complex across the street…”
• Limestone County, TX (near Thornton) · Tornado F2 · $250,000
  “This tornado first touched down just west of farm road 2749 about .5 mile southeast of Thornton. Two houses were damaged, one mobile home destroyed and a mobile home unroofed.”
• Fort Bend County, TX (near Beasley) · Tornado F0 · $150,000
  “A Tornado touchdown had severely damaged a home in Beasley, reported by Sheriff.”
• Fort Bend County, TX (near Richmond) · Hail 1.00″ · $75,000
  “Quarter sized hail occurred in the Pecan Grove Plantation subdivision, reported by a ham radio operator.”

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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