Storm reports for April 16, 2002

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On April 16, 2002, 188 hail, 89 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Hunt 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 (188)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage, 1 injury and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (291 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Chippewa County, WI (near Chippewa Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $300,000 · 1 injury
  “Narrow swath of wind damage. Roofs blown off 4 barns. Several outbuildings down. Dozens of trees snapped. Windmill twisted. One man sustained minor injuries when his semi truck was blown into the path of another semi. Downburst wind per NWS damage survey.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Ft Worth) · Tornado F3 · $250,000
  “The fourth and most significant tornado of the day developed in east Fort Worth just south of Ramey Avenue east of Loop 820, moved north and dissipated between Forest and Haynie streets, south ofGreenlee Street. Damage occurred to a strip mall, with heavy damage to a duplex.”
• Nobles County, MN (near Adrian) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $200,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one large tree blown down onto part of a house. The winds also blew down an Interstate sign.”
• Nobles County, MN (near Dundee) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a building, severely buckled an elevator bin, and caused tree damage.”
• Dunn County, WI (near Menomonie) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Narrow swath of wind damage. Roof off barn. Old, abandoned wooden one-room schoolhouse collapsed. Several outbuildings down. Downburst wind per NWS damage survey.”
• Cottonwood County, MN (near Storden) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a vehicle repair shop. The roof knocked down power lines when it fell, causing a power outage.”

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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