Storm reports for May 12, 2002

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On May 12, 2002, 107 hail, 170 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Labette 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 (107)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $986,000 in property damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (281 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Westmoreland County, PA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000 · 1 death · 2 injuries
  “A thunderstorm microburst passed across Westmoreland County, leaving a path of damage along its entire route. The greatest amount of damage occurred in the Irwin and North Huntington areas. However, damage also occurred in Jeanette, Greensburg, Latrobe and Derry.”
• Grenada County, MS (near Grenada) · Tornado F0 · $150,000
  “A weak tornado touched down within the city limits, producing damage along a 1.5 mile track between West Monroe Street and Silverleaf Drive. The tornado produced minor damage to Grenada Lakes Hospital, a realty office, 3 homes, 3 trailers, and 2 cars.”
• Darke County, OH (near Greenville) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Several mobile homes in the Sherwood Forest Trailer Park suffered severe damage, and a nearby 10' by 12' shed was destroyed. The roof of a home on Hog Path Road was torn off.”
• Champaign County, OH (near Mechanicsburg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Trees and powerlines were downed in town. Two barns sustained extensive roof damage.”
• Montgomery County, MD (near Olney) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “A large tree was downed onto a building at the Olney Theatre and a home.”
• Allegheny County, PA (near Mc Keesport) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in the McKeesport area. A few of these trees fell onto houses, causing minor damage. In addition, the straight-line winds took hold of 10 trailers chained together at a home improvement center and blew them onto the nearby highway.”

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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