Storm reports for June 21, 2002

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On June 21, 2002, 62 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Floyd 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 (62)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $688,000 in property damage, $40,000 in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (96 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Utah County, UT (near Pleasant Grove) · Thunderstorm wind · 1 death
  “A strong microburst wind resulted in one death in Utah County. The fatality occurred at a baseball park in Pleasant Grove, when a gust of wind blew a 250-pound portable pitching mound over, striking the 13-year-old boy in the head.”
• Carbon County, UT (near Price) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $300,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds hit the area near Price, with most damage reported in Miller Creek. The strongest recorded wind was 58 mph (50 kts) at the Price Airport. However, 4 miles to the south in Miller Creek, the winds lifted a mobile home off its foundation and destroyed the structure.”
• Ottawa County, OH (near Port Clinton) · Thunderstorm wind · $125,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed at least a dozen trees. Three of the trees damaged houses. Three cars were also damaged.”
• Ashtabula County, OH (near Mechanicsville) · Thunderstorm wind · $125,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed at least five trees. Three buildings were damaged and a truck was destroyed. A grain bin was also toppled.”
• Albany County, WY (near Laramie) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Microburst winds resulted in several downed trees, some onto homes, in Laramie, WY.”
• Cuyahoga County, OH (near Cleveland) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.”

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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