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Storm reports for May 21, 2002
On May 21, 2002, 7 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states.
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On May 21, 2002, 7 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Kimball County, NE.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| NE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| WY | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Hail reports (7)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 03:58 | 1.00″ | Kimball County, NE |
| 22:45 | 0.75″ | Judith Basin County, MT |
| 23:06 | 0.75″ | Yellowstone County, MT |
| 00:22 | 0.75″ | Golden Valley County, MT |
| 00:50 | 0.75″ | Fergus County, MT |
| 01:00 | 0.75″ | Hill County, MT |
| 08:50 | 0.75″ | Boyd County, NE |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $75,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (15 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips County, MT | 1 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Phillips County, MT (near Zortman) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph · $75,000
“A line of thunderstorms produced severe winds across southern Phillips County. The damaging winds were generally less than 70 mph, but one RAWS site at Zortman did measure a 74 mph gust.” - Yellowstone County, MT (near Billings) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
“61 mph wind gust at the Billings National Weather Service” - Judith Basin County, MT (near Windham) · Hail 0.75″
“A severe thunderstorm produced 0.75 inch hail near Windham.” - Fergus County, MT (near Grassrange) · Hail 0.75″
“A severe thunderstorm produced 0.75 inch hail near Grassrange.” - Hill County, MT (near Kremlin) · Hail 0.75″
“A severe thunderstorm produced 0.75 inch hail near Kremlin.”
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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