Storm reports for May 10, 2002

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On May 10, 2002, 114 hail, 32 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Pecos County, TX.

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 (114)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $906,000 in property damage and $4.2 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (150 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pecos County, TX (near Ft Stockton) · Hail 4.50″ · $500,000
  “Hail up to the size of softballs produced widespread damage on the north and east side of Fort Stockton. The KOA campground east of Ft. Stockton was significantly damaged. Wind blown hail stones drove holes into the north facing sides of mobile homes.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Ft Stockton) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Trained spotters reported golfball size hail breaking car and residential windows 8 to 10 miles east of Fort Stockton near Interstate 10.”
• Castro County, TX (near Hart) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “The Castro County Sheriff's Office reported golfball size hail.”
• Swisher County, TX (near Tulia) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “The Tulia PD reported golfball size hail.”
• Lamb County, TX (near Olton) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Storm spotters affiliated with the Olton FD reported golfball size hail.”
• Parmer County, TX (near Bovina) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “The Parmer County Sheriff's Office reported golfball size hail.”

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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