Storm reports for April 28, 2002

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On April 28, 2002, 337 hail, 145 damaging-wind and 24 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Charles County, MD. Tornadoes killed 3.

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 (337)

Showing the 300 largest of 337.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $191 million in property damage, 176 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (515 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Calvert County, MD (near Bowens) · Tornado F2 · $10 million · 2 deaths
  “A strong tornado crossed the Patuxent River from Charles County and moved east through central Calvert County. It tracked between Patuxent View and Western Shore Estates before moving onto the Chesapeake Bay.”
• Charles County, MD (near Rison) · Tornado F4 · $114 million · 1 death · 122 injuries
  “A destructive tornado crossed the county from just north of Rison, through La Plata, to Benedict before moving into Calvert County.”
• Rutherford County, TN (near Murfreesboro) · Tornado F3 · $2.3 million · 31 injuries
  “31 people were injured. Most of them were treated and released from the hospital. 6 people had to be hospitalized, and one person was seriously injured and had to be Life-Flighted to Vanderbilt hospital.”
• Campbell County, VA (near Rustburg) · Tornado F2 · $3 million · 11 injuries
  “The second tornado continued in Campbell County for about 5 miles before lifting about 5.5 miles west-northwest of Rustburg in Campbell County. This tornado injured 11 people, destroyed 15 homes, three businesses, and a church.”
• Greensville County, VA (near Kingsberry) · Tornado F1 · $750,000 · 3 injuries
  “Tornado (F1) destroyed 3 mobile homes, damaged 50 other homes, one business, and an apartment complex. Also, numerous trees were uprooted and snapped off.”
• Stark County, OH (near Crystal Spgs) · Tornado F2 · $45.5 million · 2 injuries
  “A strong F2 tornado touched down at 158 pm edt and caused major damage and two minor injuries along a path of just over seven miles. Major damage occurred along the path which was nearly a quarter mile in width at times.”

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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