Storm reports for April 7, 2002

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On April 7, 2002, 82 hail, 68 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Val Verde County, TX.

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 (82)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.5 million in property damage, $300,000 in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (163 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Val Verde County, TX (near Del Rio) · Hail 4.50″ · $500,000 · 3 injuries
  “Large hail, propelled by winds estimated at 50 to 60 mph, destroyed street signs, dented automobiles, and knocked out windows of vehicles, homes and businesses across Del Rio. Hundreds of automobiles lost windshields and were severely dented.”
• Kinney County, TX (near Countywide) · Hail 2.50″ · $100,000 · 2 injuries
  “As the supercell thunderstorm moved eastward from Val Verde County into Kinney County, hail continued to be reported. However, it was initially less widespread than it had been in Val Verde County. Stones at times were reported to be as large as tennis balls and were propelled by winds near 50 mph.”
• Medina County, TX (near D Hanis) · Hail 4.50″ · $400,000
  “The supercell moved eastward out of Uvalde County and into Medina County. It caused little significant weather in western Medina County, but as it moved into the eastern part of the county, it began to produce winds of 40 to 50 mph and hail as large as softballs.”
• Medina County, TX (near Yancey) · Tornado F2 · $200,000
  “As a new supercell formed in southern Medina County and tracked eastward, it spawned an F2 tornado just west of the small community of Yancey. This was very close to the the site where a devastating F3 killer tornado had struck almost exactly 27 years earlier.”
• Val Verde County, TX (near Del Rio) · Thunderstorm wind · $200,000
  “The supercell thunderstorm that produced downbursts and large hail in Del Rio formed in Mexico and moved eastward into Val Verde County. The severe thunderstorm winds struck first, knocking over trees and signs and damaging roofs in and around Del Rio.”
• Atascosa County, TX (near Pleasanton) · Hail 2.50″ · $100,000
  “Hail up to the size of tennis balls, driven by winds of 40 to 50 mph, damaged windows of homes and cars in the Pleasanton area.”

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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