Storm reports for May 7, 2002

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On May 7, 2002, 244 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Edwards County, KS.

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 (244)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $21.9 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (321 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kiowa County, KS (near Mullinville) · Tornado F3 · $800,000 · 1 injury
  “This tornado moved slowly east/northeast at first and then turned south/southeast striking two farms. One person was thrown from the house and into the yard.”
• Pratt County, KS (near Pratt) · Tornado F2 · $20 million
  “This very large tornado moved southeast across much of Pratt. Damage was rated a STRONG F2. There were 14 homes destroyed, 15 with major damage and 230 with minor damage. Over 50 Pivot sprinklers were damaged or destroyed.”
• Pratt County, KS (near Hopewell) · Tornado F2 · $500,000
  “This tornado moved in from Kiowa county. No injuries due to adequate warning.”
• Ford County, KS (near Windthorst) · Tornado F2 · $150,000
  “This first tornado of the afternoon came close to striking a farm that was plowing his field. His tractor was running low on fuel and just made it back to shelter as irrigation pipe was flying by. Several pivots were destroyed.”
• Kiowa County, KS (near Haviland) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “A tractor was blown upside down onto a road.”
• Clermont County, OH (near Saltair) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Ten trees ranging from two to two and a half feet in diameter were uprooted. Several homes sustained minor structural damage and a small shed was destroyed.”

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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