Storm reports for May 17, 2002

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On May 17, 2002, 19 hail, 95 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Maverick 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 (19)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $824,000 in property damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (120 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hot Spring County, AR (near Malvern) · Tornado F1 · 2 injuries
  “An F1 tornado touched down briefly near the Glen Rose community and was on the ground for only one mile. At the beginning of the path, several large tree limbs were blown down. Farther along the path, several large trees were knocked down.”
• De Soto Parish, LA (near Kickapoo) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $140,000
  “A hardware store was destroyed and a roof was torn off a bank.”
• Hickman County, TN (near Shipps Bend) · Thunderstorm wind 98 mph · $120,000
  “Numerous trees were uprooted. Several of these trees were 2 feet in diameter. 12 homes had roof damage mainly from fallen trees. The first damage was noted at a farm on a hilltop just south of Hwy 50 near Shipps Bend.”
• Laurel County, KY (near North Corbin) · Tornado F0 · $55,000
  “A brief tornado touched down just northeast of the highway 25 and 25E interchange near Corbin and concluded to the northeast of Campground Road. Eleven home received minor damage, as well as two barns and one out building. A cluster of trees were also blown down.”
• Medina County, TX (near Hondo) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds overturned a trailer near Hondo.”
• Gregg County, TX (near White Oak) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph · $40,000
  “A tree was blown onto a house causing severe structural damage. Power lines were toppled and numerous trees felled.”

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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