Storm reports for July 8, 2002

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On July 8, 2002, 24 hail, 73 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Judith Basin County, MT.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $588,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (103 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fergus County, MT (near Hilger) · Tornado F2 · $100,000
  “A severe thunderstorm moved across the northern half of Fergus County during the late afternoon hours on the 8th. This storm produced a widespread area of one to two inch hail from Brooks to Roy, with wind gusts over 70 mph. When the storm was just north of Brooks, a tornado developed.”
• Valley County, MT (near Park Grove) · Tornado F0 · $100,000
  “A small tornado along the edge of a gust front damaged two modular homes and downed several trees in Park Grove. Many homes had some damage to awnings, and gutters and roofs.”
• Valley County, MT (near Hinsdale) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $75,000
  “Several roofs were blown off houses and several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Hinsdale.”
• Blaine County, MT (near Chinook) · Tornado F1 · $50,000
  “A severe thunderstorm moved across southern Blaine County during the late afternoon hours on the 8th. This storm produced golf ball sized hail, and wind gusts in excess of 100 mph. A tornado developed shortly after 1600 MST.”
• Oceana County, MI (near Hart) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $10,000
  “A few trees were blown down in Hard and several more trees were blown down across Oceana county, which also knocked down several power lines.”
• Kent County, MI (near Lowell) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $7,000
  “Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts near Three Mile and Lincoln Lake roads.”

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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