Storm reports for June 2, 2002

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On June 2, 2002, 67 hail, 54 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Washakie County, WY.

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 (67)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $428,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (125 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Smith County, KS (near Gaylord) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph · $20,000
  “Strong winds from an isolated thunderstorm downed some power poles in Gaylord.”
• Garrard County, KY (near Bryantsville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $15,000
  “A four foot diameter tree was blown on to a house, damaging the living room. Two other trees were blown over at the same location.”
• Lake County, FL (near Lady Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines and damaged the roof of a mobile home in the Bassville and The Villages area near Lady Lake.”
• Hamilton County, KS (near Syracuse) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “A couple of power poles were blown down.”
• Trego County, KS (near Trego Center) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Six to eight inch diameter tree branches were broken.”
• Ness County, KS (near Utica) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Two to three inch diameter tree branches were broken by the wind.”

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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