Storm reports for June 6, 2002

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On June 6, 2002, 63 hail, 101 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Ocean County, NJ.

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 (63)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $876,000 in property damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (166 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Charlottesville city, VA (near Charlottesville) · Thunderstorm wind · $18,000 · 3 injuries
  “Trees were downed. One person was injured when a tree fell onto a car on Old Ivy Road. Two others were seriously injured when a tree fell onto a car on Sherwood Rd.”
• Orange County, VA (near Flatrun) · Thunderstorm wind · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees and power lines were downed onto roads and houses. One person was injured when a tree fell onto their Lake of the Woods home.”
• Spotsylvania County, VA (near Wilderness Corner) · Thunderstorm wind · $125,000 · 1 injury
  “High winds knocked down numerous trees in the Lake Wilderness community and across Spotsylvania National Military Park. One tree fell onto a pickup truck and injured the driver.”
• Prince George's County, MD (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “A dozen families were displaced after felled trees damaged homes in Cottage City. Damage was also reported in Clinton and Bladensburg.”
• Whitfield County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “The Daily Citizen newspaper of Dalton reported that strong thunderstorms downed numerous trees and several power lines across the county. One home in Dalton sustained considerable damage as a large tree fell through the home essentially collapsing in one corner of the house.”
• Murray County, GA (near Chatsworth) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “The Daily Citizen newspaper of Dalton reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the southern portions of the county. In addition, a tree fell on a trailer home and a limb fell on a pickup truck on Georgia Highway 52.”

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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