Storm reports for May 29, 2002

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On May 29, 2002, 58 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Caldwell 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 (58)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $761,000 in property damage, $153,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (106 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Richmond County, GA (near Augusta) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $18,000 · 1 injury
  “A tree fell on a vehicle with a woman inside who had minor injuries. The car was totalled. The event occurred on Walton Way.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Lubbock) · Hail 1.75″ · $150,000
  “The Ransom Canyon PD reported golfball size hail.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Lubbock) · Hail 1.75″ · $150,000
  “The public reported golfball size hail at 46th Street and Chicago Avenue.”
• Caldwell County, TX (near Maxwell) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Large hail broke windows and damaged vehicle windshields around Maxwell.”
• DeWitt County, TX (near Nordheim) · Thunderstorm wind · $80,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn and knocked down trees on a farm just northwest of Nordheim.”
• Richland County, OH (near Shelby) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree. The tree struck and severely damaged a house.”

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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