Storm reports for June 22, 2002

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On June 22, 2002, 66 hail, 24 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Marshall County, MN.

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 (66)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (92 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Marion County, FL (near Marion Oaks) · Tornado F0 · $2,000
  “Trees snapped and twisted. Numerous trees down.”
• Nelson County, ND (near Michigan City) · Hail 1.50″ · $1,000
  “Hail punched 12 holes in a fiberglass porch roof.”
• Stanley County, SD (near Ft Pierre) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Winds of 70 to 80 mph brought down seven power poles causing a power outage for the entire city of Fort Pierre for several hours. Several semi trailers were overturned and the roofs were ripped off of a few buildings. Also, several trees and many tree branches were downed in Fort Pierre.”
• Valley County, MT (near Ft Peck) · Thunderstorm wind 76 mph
  “78 mph wind reported at King Coulee RAWS.”
• Hughes County, SD (near Pierre) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph
  “Winds of 70 to 75 mph brought down several trees and many branches throughout Pierre. The high winds in combination with the quarter size hail caused some damage to buildings and vehicles throughout Pierre.”
• Phillips County, MT (near Zortman) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “70 mph wind gust reported by motorist on US 191 just north of the Missouri River.”

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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