Storm reports for July 12, 2002

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On July 12, 2002, 14 hail, 66 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Clay County, TX.

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 (14)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $702,000 in property damage, $20,000 in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (81 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mohave County, AZ (near Kingman) · Thunderstorm wind 77 mph · $400,000 · 4 injuries
  “Strong thunderstorm winds blew through Kingman destroying 16 homes and damaging 36. Most of the damaged and destroyed homes were mobile homes in the Kingman Shadows subdivision. Four people recieved minor injuries from flying debris.”
• Sabine Parish, LA (near Many) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $23,000 · 1 injury
  “Several large trees and power lines toppled. A storage shed was blown over and electricity was out across most of the town. One woman suffered injuries when a huge oak tree fell across a car she was driving in town. Her car was crushed but the tree just missed the drivers seat.”
• Lyon County, NV (near Dayton) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Several downed power poles and four small trailers destroyed.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Brandon) · Thunderstorm wind · $18,000
  “Thunderstorm winds in the area resulted in roof and some structural damage to a building.”
• Stone County, MS (near Wiggins) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down in Wiggins as thunderstorms moved through the area.”
• Hood County, TX (near Granbury) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “A church steeple was blown off and several trees were blown down 4 to 6 miles south of Granbury on Highway 144 near Indian Harbor.”

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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