Storm reports for June 1, 2002

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On June 1, 2002, 51 hail, 37 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Wayne County, IA.

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 (51)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $309,000 in property damage, $36,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (99 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Orange County, NC (near Hillsborough) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Trees were blown over. One fell onto a car, injuring one person.”
• Orange County, FL (near Orlando) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down trees that damaged six mobile homes in the Clear Lake area of Orlando. Trees were also blown down damaging a van in Pine Castel.”
• Lincoln County, NC (near Lincolnton) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “A large vent was blown off of a building and numerous trees were blown down. At least one tree fell on an automobile.”
• Cabarrus County, NC (near Kannapolis) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down along Gold Hill Rd. Fires were started by some of the downed powerlines. A tree fell on an automobile in Mt. Pleasant.”
• Rowan County, NC (near Kannapolis) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A large tree was blown down, knocking over other trees and some powerlines.”
• Leon County, FL (near Southeast Portion) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “A few large trees snapped and a utility pole blown down. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter.”

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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