Storm reports for April 15, 2002

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On April 15, 2002, 28 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Portage County, OH.

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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $238,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (34 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Trumbull County, OH (near Braceville) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Nickel to golf ball size hail was reported.”
• Crawford County, PA (near Conneautville) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Dime size hail fell and a few trees were downed just east of Conneautville.”
• Crawford County, PA (near Meadville) · Hail 1.00″ · $10,000
  “Quarter size hail was reported eight miles east of Meadville.”
• Lamb County, TX (near Littlefield) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Strong wind uprooted trees and blew the roof off of a trailer home.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Carlsbad) · Thunderstorm wind · $8,000
  “A dry microburst resulted from virga showers damaging a trailer house and storage barn in Carlsbad on the 15th. Part of the roof of a single wide trailer was ripped off. A storage barn was also heavily damaged. No injuries were reported...and damage amounts are estimated.”
• Lawrence County, SD (near Spearfish) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “A local radio station reported several reports of tree limbs down and shingles blown off roofs in town. One window was broken by flying debris.”

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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