Storm reports for April 23, 2002

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On April 23, 2002, 16 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Red Lake County, MN.

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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (19 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clay County, MN (near Felton) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “A stack of large round haybales was scattered in the strong wind.”
• Sebastian County, AR (near Ft Smith) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a large tree down.”
• Norman County, MN (near Ada) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A 65 mph wind gust was measured by a MNDOT RWIS near Ada.”

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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