Storm reports for July 4, 2002

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On July 4, 2002, 61 hail, 101 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Orange County, VT.

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 (61)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $708,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (165 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Buncombe County, NC (near Weaverville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Several trees were blown down, and one injury resulted from a falling tree.”
• Roosevelt County, MT (near Bainville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $200,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gust blew the roof off of the Bainville School.”
• Rutherford County, NC (near Rutherfordton) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $100,000
  “Hundreds of trees and powerlines were blown down across the county. Some trees fell on homes. Some homes received minor roof damage from the wind.”
• Darlington County, SC (near Hartsville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $35,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey determined that a microburst destroyed a house barn, tore a porch off a barn, and tore shingles from a roof. Numerous trees were also uprooted. The NWS employee estimated winds in excess of 80 mph.”
• Garfield County, MT (near Jordan Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 76 mph · $25,000
  “A thunderstorm gust uprooted several trees in Jordan. The wind damaged a roof in Jordan and overturned a semi-trailer.”
• Rowan County, NC (near Salisbury) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down. One tree fell on and crushed a garage. Scaffolding at a downtown construction site collapsed.”

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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