Storm reports for July 14, 2002

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On July 14, 2002, 19 hail, 49 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lewis and Clark 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 (19)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $70.2 million in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (76 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near (Phx)Sky Harbor Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 105 mph · $30 million
  “The second of two microburst events struck on the airport at the Postal facility and the West economy parking lot. A large thunderstorm complex, with strong microburst winds estimated at 100 mph struck Sky Harbor International Airport.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near (Phx)Sky Harbor Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $20 million
  “The first of two microburst events occurred on the airport at 1300 Airlane Blvd.”
• Phillips County, MT (near Zortman) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “A thunderstorm wind gust blew a Ford Bronco SUV into a house and downed 5 power poles in Zortman. Several trees and a sign were also blown down by the wind.”
• Phillips County, MT (near Landusky) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts in Landusky blew away 2 grain bins and blew down a wooden building and 20 acres of hay. There was also a roof blown off a building in Landusky.”
• Sevier County, UT (near Monroe) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “A strong thunderstorm ripped through the Sevier Valley, knocking down a 200-foot section of building in Richfield, and blowing down large trees in Monroe. The strongest recorded wind gust was 48 mph (42 kts), but stronger gusts likely occurred with this storm.”
• Ellis County, TX (near Palmer) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “Power lines and large tree limbs were blown down.”

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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