Storm reports for July 3, 2002

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On July 3, 2002, 102 hail, 98 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Madison County, NC.

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 (102)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $657,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (201 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Spartanburg County, SC (near Boiling Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “A house was heavily damaged. Roofs and porches were removed from several mobile homes. Several barns and outbuildings were also destroyed. In addition, numerous trees and powerlines were blown down.”
• Union County, SC (near Lockhart) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000
  “Several trees were blown down. One fell on a mobile home.”
• Rutherford County, NC (near Forest City) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down. One tree fell on a house. A vehicle collided with a tree that had fallen on Highway 120.”
• Mecklenburg County, NC (near Charlotte) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Trees were blown down onto an apartment complex, resulting in evacuation of some units.”
• Broward County, FL (near Lighthouse Pt) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $10,000
  “A pool enclosure was damaged, tiles were taken off of a roof and large trees were uprooted. A SKYWARN spotter estimated winds above 60 mph.”
• Lafayette County, FL (near Mayo) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “A few chicken houses were destroyed. A few large trees were down. Reported by the Lafayette County Sheriff.”

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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