Storm reports for June 19, 2002

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On June 19, 2002, 123 hail, 48 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Butler 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 (123)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $491,000 in property damage and $122,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (183 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hubbard County, MN (near Lake George) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $25,000
  “Microburst winds estimated as high as 90 mph blew trees and power lines down near Lake Alice. Boats and docks were also tossed around by the waves.”
• Wilkin County, MN (near Rothsay) · Tornado F2 · $25,000
  “A brief tornado touchdown demolished a 76x296 foot roof on a turkey barn.”
• Covington County, AL (near Andalusia) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “Trees were blown down just south of Andalusia by high winds from a thunderstorm. Dime size hail was also reported. Nickel size hail was reported from the same storm near Carolina a few minutes later.”
• Rawlins County, KS (near Herndon) · Tornado F0 · $8,000
  “Slow moving, weak tornado produced intermittent damage as it traveled north across mostly open fields before moving near the town of Herndon. Several irrigation circles were damaged and numerous trees were down and stripped of bark.”
• Decatur County, KS (near Oberlin) · Tornado F1 · $7,000
  “Metal barn partially destroyed by tornado, losing several walls and most of the roof. Nearby house suffered minor roof damage.”
• Rawlins County, KS (near Ludell) · Tornado F1 · $6,000
  “Brief touchdown near Ludell. Several power poles were down, and irrigation equipment and trailer home were damaged.”

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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