Storm reports for May 14, 2002

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On May 14, 2002, 3 hail, 96 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Huron County, OH.

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 (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $721,000 in property damage, 1 injury and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (100 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jefferson County, WV (near Bloomery) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000 · 1 death
  “A woman was killed when a large tree fell onto her car on Route 9 about 3 miles west of the Virginia border.”
• District of Columbia, DC (near Northwest Portion) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000 · 1 injury
  “Trees were downed onto a car, a home, a power line, and roads. A boy walking down a sidewalk on Morse Street NE was slightly injured by a downed tree.”
• Stark County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees and large limbs in Canton, Waynesburg and Hartville. Homes were damaged by fallen trees in Canton and Waynesburg. Two cars were also significantly damaged by fallen trees in Canton and a third was damaged in Waynesburg.”
• Portage County, OH (near Mantua) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed many trees in Mantua and Rootstown. A mobile home was damaged by a fallen tree near Rootstown.”
• Summit County, OH (near Akron) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Akron. Three cars were damaged by the fallen trees.”
• Beaver County, PA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “A microburst passed across Beaver County, producing wind damage countywide, especially in the towns of Economy, Rochester, Beaver Falls and Ambridge. This microburst downed numerous trees and power lines. Several of these trees were blown down onto houses.”

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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