Storm reports for April 30, 2002

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On April 30, 2002, 141 hail, 55 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Polk County, MO.

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 (141)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $17.5 million in property damage, $50,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (201 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bartow County, GA (near Adairsville) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $1 million · 1 injury
  “The Cartersville Daily Tribune News and emergency management personnel reported that straight line thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 to 100 mph caused widespread damage to trees, power lines, and several structures across the northern part of the county from Adairsville, to Folsom, to Pine Log, to…”
• Gordon County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $11.7 million
  “A National Weather Service disaster survey team observed that a thunderstorm macroburst, or large area of estimated 80 to 100 mph straight line winds traversed much of the county, but hit the Calhoun area particularly hard.”
• Poinsett County, AR (near Lepanto) · Hail 1.75″ · $3 million
  “One hundred were damaged at a Ford dealership in Trumann. Over 2,000 cars in the area were damaged by the hail. Many homes were also damaged. The Trumann schools had at least 100 windows broken.”
• Poinsett County, AR (near Trumann) · Thunderstorm wind · $500,000
  “The local high school and elementary school had windows broken. Fifteen police cars were severely damaged. Several trees were blown down.”
• Tuscaloosa County, AL (near Fosters) · Hail 2.75″ · $400,000
  “A supercell thunderstorm moved across southern Tuscaloosa County causing considerable damage. The storm dropped hail from pea to baseball size. The hail fell across the southern areas of Tuscaloosa, Fosters, Ralph, Taylorville, and Duncanville.”
• Pontotoc County, MS (near Pontotoc) · Hail 0.88″ · $200,000
  “Numerous cars were damaged by the hail. Five homes and three businesses were also damaged.”

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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