Storm reports for June 29, 2002

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On June 29, 2002, 6 hail, 74 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Gallatin County, MT.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $180,000 in property damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (82 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Appling County, GA (near Baxley) · Thunderstorm wind · 5 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds blew unsecured camper top into the window of a resturant. Window was broken injuring patrons.”
• Bottineau County, ND (near Bottineau) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 2 injuries
  “Two people were injured by flying debris at a campground.”
• Harris County, TX (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Trees blown down countywide. Key map locations 533C, 492P, 454K, 494D, 493S, 492N, 538F, 572E, 618C). Trees blown onto houses at Fry Rd and FM 529.”
• Walsh County, ND (near Lankin) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Strong winds from a heat burst destroyed a metal pole barn and tossed it in some trees nearby. Three grain bins were damaged as well as a well and smoke house. Several trees in the yard were also flattened.”
• Fort Bend County, TX (near Sugarland) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Wind damage to homes in the Salida Del Sol Subdivision (key map 527K), powerlines down.”
• Grand Forks County, ND (near Grand Forks) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph · $10,000
  “A 73 mph wind gust was measured by a Davis system on the south end of Grand Forks. Many trees were blown down and the temperature rose to 98 degrees at the same time.”

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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