Storm reports for March 31, 2002

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On March 31, 2002, 68 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Columbia County, GA.

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 (68)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $334,000 in property damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (97 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Colquitt County, GA (near Moultrie) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000 · 1 death
  “An elderly man was killed when a pine tree snapped and fell on the cab of his truck while driving during a severe thunderstorm. Reported by the Courier Herald.”
• Pointe Coupee Parish, LA (near Ventress) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds partially removed the roofs on a few homes, damaged the roof of a barn, threw a horse trailer into a tree, knocked down power lines, snapped off trees, and blew a tree down on an abandoned house causing heavy damage along Highway 414.”
• Terrebonne Parish, LA (near Houma) · Tornado F1 · $75,000
  “A tornado destroyed one mobile home, damaged four houses, and downed power lines.”
• Houston County, AL (near Northwest Portion) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “A tree fell on a house in Dothan. A tree fell on a barn, and a shed was blown over in Wicksburg. A tree fell on a mobile home in north Dothan. Reported by the Houston County EMA.”
• Mobile County, AL (near Dawes) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $25,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down near Dawes. Some roof damage occurred to a church and minor damage occurred to some buildings around the church. Dime size hail also occurred.”
• Mitchell County, GA (near Northeast Portion) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “A roof was blown off a house, trees and power lines down between State Highway 93 and Hatcher Hill Road. Reported by the Mitchell County EMA.”

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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