Storm reports for April 24, 2002

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On April 24, 2002, 142 hail, 40 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 3.50″ (teacup size) in Clay County, IL.

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 (142)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $52.7 million in property damage and 20 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (192 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Butler County, MO (near Hendrickson) · Tornado F4 · $30 million · 14 injuries
  “The tornado crossed into Butler County in the Mark Twain National Forest, then proceded east-southeast, passing 6 to 7 miles north of Poplar Bluff. An upscale residential subdivision beyond the northern outskirts of Poplar Bluff, just off U.S. Route 67, received extensive damage.”
• Madison County, MO (near Fredericktown) · Tornado F2 · 3 injuries
  “A tornado hit Madison County, first causing damage about 9 miles south of Fredericktown along Highway 67. A mobile home was destroyed and a frame house lost its roof. The tornado moved east through a heavily wooded area uprooting and damaging trees.”
• Carter County, MO (near Van Buren) · Tornado F4 · $15 million · 2 injuries
  “The tornado damage path began on the west side of Van Buren, right along the Current River, and crossed U.S. Route 60 very close to the Current River bridge. Two businesses in Van Buren, a lodge and a restaurant, were heavily damaged by F-2 intensity winds.”
• Adair County, MO (near Novinger) · Hail 2.75″ · $15,000 · 1 injury
  “A man caught outside during the hailstorm received bruises on his arm.”
• Posey County, IN (near Bufkin) · Hail 1.75″ · $2 million
  “A hailstorm with stones up to golf ball size passed directly over Mount Vernon. At least 200 homes were damaged by the hail, and several hundred vehicles were damaged.”
• White County, IL (near Carmi) · Hail 1.75″ · $750,000
  “Hundreds of homes and vehicles were damaged by hail across White 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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