Storm reports for July 2, 2002

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On July 2, 2002, 154 hail, 125 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Todd County, KY.

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 (154)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (285 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rutherford County, NC (near Caroleen) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · 2 injuries
  “Numerous trees were blown down. Two people were injured on the morning of the 3rd, when a large tree damaged by the storm fell.”
• Floyd County, GA (near Silver Creek) · Thunderstorm wind · $55,000 · 1 injury
  “The Rome News Tribune reported that thunderstorm winds wreaked havoc on downtown Rome. The Civil War constructed Brock's Greek Revival Mansion, often referred to as "Sherman Oaks", was severely damaged when two 100-foot tall oak trees crashed through the roof.”
• Presidio County, TX (near Presidio) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $200,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced damaging outflow winds in Presidio. A warehouse was destroyed and four homes lost roofs. Small hail collected up to 6 inches deep in some locations around town.”
• Cobb County, GA (near Marietta) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $175,000
  “A variety of news media, including WXIA TV and FOX 5 TV of Atlanta, the Marietta Daily Journal newspaper, and the Cobb county Emergency Management Director reported extensive damage at McCollum field, just southeast of Kennesaw, apparently caused by a microburst.”
• Pickens County, AL (near Carrollton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “The roof was blown off the Carriage House Antiques in downtown Carrollton. In addition, several trees and power lines were blown down in isolated locations across the county.”
• Otero County, NM (near Alamogordo) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm outflow blew down billboards, power lines and trees, and left at least one house without a roof.”

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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