Storm reports for May 30, 2002

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On May 30, 2002, 127 hail, 49 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Starr 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 (127)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $324,000 in property damage and $4,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (180 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Genesee County, MI (near Flushing) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey determined that a downburst (strait line thunderstorm winds) hit portions of northeastern Flushing Township and northwestern Mt Morris Township. Damage included numerous downed trees and limbs, some of which fell onto homes and cars.”
• Holmes County, OH (near Millersburg) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees and large limbs near Millersburg and Walnut Creek. A garage was crushed by a fallen tree in Walnut Creek and a house north of Millersburg was also damaged by a fallen tree.”
• Erie County, OH (near Berlin Hgts) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.”
• Knox County, OH (near Gambier) · Thunderstorm wind · $7,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.”
• Chilton County, AL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down countywide.”
• Lorain County, OH (near Lorain) · Hail 0.75″ · $5,000
  “Dime size hail was reported three miles east of Lorain.”

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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