Storm reports for June 12, 2002

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On June 12, 2002, 127 hail, 77 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 5.00″ (softball size) in Buffalo County, NE.

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 $96.1 million in property damage, $22.2 million in crop damage and 15 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (215 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Washington County, AR (near Fayetteville) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour downed trees and power lines. The wind also damaged the roof of an apartment building. Twelve residents of the apartment building were displaced as water poured through the damaged roof and through their ceilings.”
• Harper County, OK (near Laverne) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Seven power poles were snapped in half. A mobile home was overturned, and a large barn was destroyed.”
• Benton County, AR (near Rogers) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour produced a ten block wide swath of damage from downtown Rogers to two miles north to Highway 102. Most of the damage was trees trees and power lines blown down and trees falling on buildings and cars.”
• Harper County, KS (near Freeport) · Hail 2.75″ · $25,000
  “Roof damage and windows smashed on cars and homes.”
• Ellis County, OK (near Catesby) · Tornado F1 · $20,000
  “This tornado tracked about one mile, destroying a windmill and damaging trees, before dissipating.”
• Castro County, TX (near Dimmitt) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of city hall, snapped power poles, and blew down trees and power lines.”

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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