Storm reports for April 3, 2002

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On April 3, 2002, 36 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Gadsden County, FL.

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 (36)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $249,000 in property damage, $104,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (51 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mitchell County, GA (near Camilla) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Golfball size hail damaged several vehicles and homes. The hail destroyed several strawberry and peach crops, and damaged watermelon, cantaloupe and tomato crops on a farm located off U.S. Highway 19/300. Reported by the Mitchell County Sheriff.”
• Mitchell County, GA (near Camilla) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “An irrigation system was overturned off State Highway 37. Reported by the Albany Herald.”
• Okeechobee County, FL (near Okeechobee) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $5,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds swept across U.S. Highway 441 just north of the city of Okeechobee blowing down power lines and a few trees.”
• Turner County, GA (near Ashburn) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Downed trees reported by the Turner County EMA.”
• Columbia County, GA (near Appling) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Spotter reported several trees down in Appling.”
• Gadsden County, FL (near Greensboro) · Hail 2.75″
  “Golfball to baseball size hail reported by the Gadsden County Sheriff.”

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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