Storm reports for July 7, 2002

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On July 7, 2002, 36 hail, 79 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Marion County, MS.

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 (36)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (117 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Baker County, OR (near Sumpter) · Hail 1.50″ · 2 injuries
  “A severe thunderstorm cell dropped 1.5 inch diameter hail that covered the highway in Sumpter and damaged vehicles in the town of Haines. The storm also produced winds that knocked a tree down onto a vehicle, injuring two people inside.”
• Franklin County, WA (near Pasco) · Thunderstorm wind 76 mph · $770,000
  “Strong wind gusts from a thunderstorm flipped two small airplanes at the Tri-Cities airport in Pasco. Five feeding bunks at DeVries Dairy were also destroyed. The winds knocked out power to thousands of residents in the county, and toppled many trees.”
• Franklin County, MS (near Roxie) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Seven trees and three cars were overturned in the area.”
• Benton County, WA (near Kennewick) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Ham radio operator reported trees blown into cars and homes.”
• Madison County, TX (near Madisonville) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Tree blown down onto a home on HWY 75 just north of Madisonville.”
• Livingston Parish, LA (near Albany) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Several trees and power lines were knocked down causing damage to a number of homes.”

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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