Storm reports for June 17, 2002

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On June 17, 2002, 88 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Isabella County, MI.

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 (88)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $112,000 in property damage and $285,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (100 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Isabella County, MI (near Beal City) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “An isolated severe thunderstorm developed over Lake Isabella in Isabella county during the early afternoon hours, and local area law enforcement reported one and three quarters inch hail with the storm.”
• Hutchinson County, TX (near Fritch) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “The town of Sanford reported three to four inch limbs broken off of trees.”
• Morgan County, CO (near Ft Morgan) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “A trained weather spotter measured a wind gusts to 63 mph (55 kts).”
• Minnehaha County, SD (near Sioux Falls) · Hail 1.75″
  “Numerous reports of hail were received from Sioux Falls. Golf ball size hail was reported, but most hail reports were of one inch or lesser size.”
• Jackson County, MN (near Alpha) · Hail 1.00″
  “Large hail caused light to moderate crop damage. The amount of damage could not be assessed yet.”
• Manatee County, FL (near Holmes Beach) · Tornado F0
  “Waterspout came ashore at the 4000 block of Holmes Beach. No damage was reported.”

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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