Storm reports for June 26, 2002

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On June 26, 2002, 82 hail, 172 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Ellis County, OK.

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 (82)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage, $92,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (258 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Randolph County, NC (near Asheboro) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 2 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds flipped over a mobile home onto a truck. The home was destroyed, and the two residents were injured.”
• Travis County, TX (near Lake Travis) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $300,000
  “High winds and large hail struck Lake Travis, causing damage to windows and roofs of homes and boats in the area. The worst damage occurred when the high winds shoved a boat into the wall at Mansfield Dam with sufficient force to sink the boat.”
• Johnson County, KS (near Olathe) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000
  “Thunderstorm winds ripped off portions of a roof on a VFW building and a Toys "R" Us building. Numerous trees were uprooted. Tractor trailer rigs were overturned. Power lines were also downed and power poles were snapped in two. The downtown jail reported damage.”
• Williamson County, TX (near Georgetown) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $150,000
  “Trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds. Also, an 18-wheeler was blown over by the winds.”
• Travis County, TX (near Austin) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down trees across the city of Austin. As many of the trees fell on utility lines, power was lost for several hours to around one thousand residents for a period of several hours.”
• Williamson County, TX (near Taylor) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Roofs were damaged, with some blown off homes, by severe thunderstorm winds. A mobile home was also damaged by the severe winds. Over 9000 homes were without power in Cedar Park for several hours due to the storm.”

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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