Storm reports for April 14, 2002

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On April 14, 2002, 27 hail, 22 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Marion County, MO.

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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $42,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (48 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pike County, IL (near Pittsfield) · Hail 2.75″ · $25,000
  “Baseball size hail was reported in Pittsfield. Numerous vehicles were damaged.”
• Adams County, PA (near Cashtown) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the town of Cashtown. One tree fell on a house, causing some damage.”
• Gooding County, ID (near Gooding) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “A trained storm spotter reported that severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a 20-foot tall by 15-foot wide granary in Gooding.”
• Canyon County, ID (near Nampa) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph
  “A severe thunderstorm wind gust of 54 knots destroyed a carport 10 miles South of Nampa in Canyon County.”
• Elmore County, ID (near Glenns Ferry) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A trained storm spotter reported 50 to 60 MPH thunderstorm winds and minor street flooding in Glenns Ferry, Elmore County.”
• Valley County, ID (near Mc Call) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “A strong pacific cold frontal system generated thunderstorms from the Idaho-Oregon state line Eastward across Southwest Idaho. Trees were blown down 7 miles South of Mc Call in Valley County.”

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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