Storm reports for July 6, 2002

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On July 6, 2002, 27 hail, 46 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Jefferson County, GA.

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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $294,000 in property damage and $29,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (73 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jeff Davis County, GA (near Hazelhurst) · Thunderstorm wind · $80,000
  “Numerous large trees down. Power lines down. Large truck trailer overturned. Concrete block structure destroyed.”
• Toombs County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000
  “The Advance Progress newspaper of Vidalia reported that extensive damage was caused by thunderstorm winds to homes and businesses in the city. A canopy was ripped off a food store in town and carried some 100 feet in the air before landing on a Jeep Cherokee at a car sales lot causing considerable…”
• Turner County, GA (near Ashburn) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “A few downed trees and power lines. A roof was blown off a shed. Reported by the Turner County Sheriff.”
• Hardee County, FL (near Wauchula) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Roof damage to three homes with tin roofs and several trees down.”
• Conecuh County, AL (near Evergreen) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “Several trees were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm.”
• Meriwether County, GA (near Cove) · Thunderstorm wind · $7,000
  “The Meriwether county 911 center reported that several trees were blown down across the southern part of the county from Cove to Durand. In addition, a tree fell on a mobile home in Durand.”

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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