Storm reports for May 26, 2002

On May 26, 2002, 197 hail, 76 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 18 states.

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197hail reports

76damaging-wind reports

13tornado reports

4.00″largest hail reported

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On May 26, 2002, 197 hail, 76 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Franklin 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
KS	58	24	3	2.75″
NE	37	14	6	4.00″
VA	23	3	0	1.75″
TX	15	8	3	1.75″
AR	12	8	0	0.88″
LA	6	8	0	1.00″
WV	10	1	0	2.75″
OK	5	5	0	1.00″
SD	8	0	0	1.25″
PA	6	1	0	2.75″
MS	5	2	0	0.88″
WI	2	1	1	0.75″
MD	2	0	0	1.75″
MN	2	0	0	0.75″
NM	2	0	0	0.75″
GA	2	0	0	0.75″
CO	1	1	0	0.75″
ID	1	0	0	1.00″

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Ranson corporation, WV	6,035	2.75″
Martinsburg, WV	19,047	1.75″
Warrenton, VA	10,224	1.75″
Poolesville, MD	5,856	1.75″
Larned, KS	3,598	1.75″
Sioux Falls, SD	209,289	1.00″
Leesburg, VA	49,831	1.00″
Winchester, VA	27,800	1.00″
Hastings, NE	25,152	1.00″
Hot Springs, AR	37,971	0.88″
North Platte, NE	22,549	0.88″
Canyon, TX	16,457	0.88″
Sweetwater, TX	10,196	0.88″
Beloit, KS	3,400	0.88″
Central City, NE	3,145	0.88″
Amarillo, TX	203,729	0.75″
Newnan, GA	45,548	0.75″
Manassas, VA	43,616	0.75″
Pine Bluff, AR	38,785	0.75″
Texarkana, TX	35,971	0.75″
Kearney, NE	34,741	0.75″
Texarkana, AR	28,897	0.75″
Liberal, KS	19,184	0.75″
Manassas Park, VA	16,611	0.75″
Beatrice, NE	12,290	0.75″

Hail reports (197)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
00:38	4.00″	Franklin County, NE
19:22	2.75″	Jefferson County, WV
23:18	2.75″	Fulton County, PA
00:25	2.75″	Russell County, KS
02:05	2.75″	Smith County, KS
03:20	2.75″	Russell County, KS
00:04	2.50″	Ellis County, KS
21:00	2.00″	York County, PA
19:50	1.75″	Berkeley County, WV
20:10	1.75″	Jefferson County, WV
20:25	1.75″	Fauquier County, VA
20:40	1.75″	Loudoun County, VA
20:45	1.75″	Lincoln County, NE
20:56	1.75″	Boyd County, NE
21:29	1.75″	Montgomery County, MD
21:40	1.75″	Hampshire County, WV
22:12	1.75″	Lincoln County, NE
22:21	1.75″	Morgan County, WV
23:22	1.75″	Frontier County, NE
23:25	1.75″	Ness County, KS
23:38	1.75″	Barton County, KS
23:49	1.75″	Seward County, KS
23:55	1.75″	Ness County, KS
00:00	1.75″	Russell County, KS
00:09	1.75″	Pawnee County, KS
00:14	1.75″	Russell County, KS
00:23	1.75″	Russell County, KS
00:30	1.75″	Red Willow County, NE
00:38	1.75″	Russell County, KS
00:46	1.75″	Pawnee County, KS
00:55	1.75″	Ector County, TX
01:05	1.75″	Pawnee County, KS
01:33	1.75″	Pawnee County, KS
01:47	1.75″	Smith County, KS
01:57	1.75″	Pawnee County, KS
02:03	1.75″	Smith County, KS
02:13	1.75″	Russell County, KS
02:15	1.75″	Ellis County, KS
02:20	1.75″	Smith County, KS
02:28	1.75″	Russell County, KS
03:45	1.75″	Mitchell County, KS
22:45	1.50″	Fauquier County, VA
23:25	1.50″	Fulton County, PA
00:52	1.50″	Furnas County, NE
20:20	1.25″	Adams County, PA
21:52	1.25″	Turner County, SD
22:08	1.25″	Turner County, SD
22:59	1.25″	Osborne County, KS
23:20	1.25″	Franklin County, NE
23:36	1.25″	Barton County, KS
23:40	1.25″	Rush County, KS
01:00	1.25″	Phelps County, NE
02:35	1.25″	Phillips County, KS
03:10	1.25″	Jewell County, KS
12:20	1.00″	McIntosh County, OK
18:43	1.00″	Thomas County, NE
18:45	1.00″	Page County, VA
18:55	1.00″	Rappahannock County, VA
19:15	1.00″	Winchester city, VA
19:40	1.00″	Caddo Parish, LA
19:53	1.00″	Rappahannock County, VA
20:33	1.00″	Botetourt County, VA
21:05	1.00″	Boyd County, NE
21:07	1.00″	Loudoun County, VA
21:10	1.00″	Caddo Parish, LA
21:14	1.00″	Rappahannock County, VA
21:49	1.00″	Hampshire County, WV
22:00	1.00″	Turner County, SD
22:15	1.00″	Minnehaha County, SD
22:37	1.00″	Minnehaha County, SD
22:37	1.00″	Morgan County, WV
22:40	1.00″	Wichita County, KS
22:44	1.00″	Hampshire County, WV
22:45	1.00″	Minnehaha County, SD
22:50	1.00″	Fauquier County, VA
22:58	1.00″	Franklin County, NE
23:16	1.00″	Hutchinson County, TX
23:19	1.00″	Lewis County, ID
23:31	1.00″	Scott County, KS
23:40	1.00″	Rappahannock County, VA
23:45	1.00″	Hodgeman County, KS
00:04	1.00″	Russell County, KS
00:05	1.00″	Osborne County, KS
01:00	1.00″	Franklin County, NE
01:09	1.00″	Loudoun County, VA
01:10	1.00″	Pawnee County, KS
01:15	1.00″	Polk County, NE
01:15	1.00″	Adams County, NE
01:20	1.00″	Smith County, KS
01:40	1.00″	Rush County, KS
01:45	1.00″	Fillmore County, NE
01:53	1.00″	Barton County, KS
02:19	1.00″	Nolan County, TX
03:30	1.00″	Nolan County, TX
03:35	1.00″	Jewell County, KS
03:50	1.00″	Jewell County, KS
18:05	0.88″	Garland County, AR
19:10	0.88″	Blaine County, NE
19:30	0.88″	Holmes County, MS
19:55	0.88″	Berkeley County, WV
20:45	0.88″	Logan County, NE
20:50	0.88″	Holt County, NE
21:35	0.88″	Lincoln County, NE
22:20	0.88″	Custer County, NE
22:41	0.88″	Randall County, TX
22:45	0.88″	Webster Parish, LA
23:04	0.88″	Hutchinson County, SD
23:15	0.88″	Stevens County, KS
23:28	0.88″	Texas County, OK
00:35	0.88″	Merrick County, NE
01:30	0.88″	Lipscomb County, TX
01:35	0.88″	Franklin County, NE
01:59	0.88″	Barton County, KS
03:40	0.88″	Nolan County, TX
04:28	0.88″	Mitchell County, KS
05:05	0.88″	Nolan County, TX
13:00	0.75″	Monroe County, AR
17:45	0.75″	Hinds County, MS
17:55	0.75″	Garland County, AR
18:20	0.75″	Page County, VA
18:35	0.75″	Clark County, AR
19:15	0.75″	Nevada County, AR
19:15	0.75″	Yazoo County, MS
19:24	0.75″	Warren County, VA
19:25	0.75″	Brown County, NE
19:45	0.75″	Logan County, NE
19:50	0.75″	Rock County, NE
20:00	0.75″	Caddo Parish, LA
20:17	0.75″	Wabasha County, MN
20:20	0.75″	Curry County, NM
20:25	0.75″	Miller County, AR
20:25	0.75″	Fauquier County, VA
20:30	0.75″	Lonoke County, AR
20:30	0.75″	Jefferson County, AR
20:30	0.75″	Roosevelt County, NM
20:33	0.75″	Bowie County, TX
20:35	0.75″	Wabasha County, MN
20:46	0.75″	Blaine County, NE
20:54	0.75″	Loudoun County, VA
20:55	0.75″	Yoakum County, TX
20:55	0.75″	Rockingham County, VA
21:00	0.75″	Coweta County, GA
21:00	0.75″	York County, PA
21:05	0.75″	Arkansas County, AR
21:09	0.75″	Lincoln County, NE
21:10	0.75″	Drew County, AR
21:20	0.75″	Custer County, NE
21:20	0.75″	Baca County, CO
21:23	0.75″	Drew County, AR
21:28	0.75″	Caddo Parish, LA
21:29	0.75″	Fayette County, WV
21:30	0.75″	Arkansas County, AR
21:30	0.75″	Pepin County, WI
21:30	0.75″	Caddo Parish, LA
21:32	0.75″	Union County, MS
21:35	0.75″	Custer County, NE
21:49	0.75″	Buffalo County, WI
21:51	0.75″	Montgomery County, MD
22:05	0.75″	Giles County, VA
22:09	0.75″	Tate County, MS
22:30	0.75″	Morton County, KS
22:39	0.75″	Kearny County, KS
22:45	0.75″	Gordon County, GA
22:45	0.75″	Minnehaha County, SD
22:47	0.75″	Potter County, TX
22:49	0.75″	Lincoln County, NE
22:50	0.75″	Randall County, TX
22:54	0.75″	Randall County, TX
22:55	0.75″	Stevens County, KS
23:03	0.75″	Webster County, NE
23:05	0.75″	Fauquier County, VA
23:10	0.75″	Seward County, KS
23:17	0.75″	Carson County, TX
23:30	0.75″	Hodgeman County, KS
23:35	0.75″	Seward County, KS
23:45	0.75″	Beaver County, OK
23:46	0.75″	Carson County, TX
00:20	0.75″	Rush County, KS
00:22	0.75″	Meade County, KS
00:25	0.75″	Buffalo County, NE
00:26	0.75″	Beaver County, OK
00:28	0.75″	Beaver County, OK
00:55	0.75″	Nance County, NE
01:11	0.75″	Kearney County, NE
01:26	0.75″	Norton County, KS
01:35	0.75″	Manassas city, VA
01:35	0.75″	Juniata County, PA
01:43	0.75″	Fairfax County, VA
01:50	0.75″	Manassas city, VA
02:08	0.75″	Jewell County, KS
02:11	0.75″	Saline County, NE
02:25	0.75″	Jewell County, KS
02:30	0.75″	Gage County, NE
03:00	0.75″	Russell County, KS
03:40	0.75″	Russell County, KS
04:40	0.75″	Mitchell County, KS
04:55	0.75″	Smith County, KS

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.4 million in property damage, $31.3 million in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (288 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Injuries	Property damage
Osage County, KS	1	2	$6,000
Osborne County, KS	4	1	$380,000
Smith County, KS	7	0	$1.3 million
Franklin County, NE	4	0	$775,000
Mitchell County, KS	3	0	$170,000
Hall County, NE	2	0	$170,000
Jewell County, KS	3	0	$110,000
Phillips County, KS	2	0	$80,000
Polk County, NE	2	0	$80,000
Furnas County, NE	2	0	$60,000
Nuckolls County, NE	1	0	$50,000
Phelps County, NE	1	0	$45,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Osage County, KS (near Melvern) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $6,000 · 2 injuries
“Strong winds blew several tents over as well as several pull behind vehicles. Two children received minor injuries.”
Briscoe County, TX (near Silverton) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
“Strong thunderstorm wind gusts damaged several roofs and blew down trees and power lines.”
Franklin County, KS (near Princeton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
“Strong winds damaged shingles and blew down 3 inch diameter tree limbs.”
Bolivar County, MS (near Rosedale) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
“Thunderstorm winds caused minor wind damage to several roofs in the area.”
Nolan County, TX (near Champion) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
“High winds destroyed a pivot irrigation system.”
West Carroll Parish, LA (near Oak Grove) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
“Many large limbs were blown down in the city.”

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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