Storm reports for July 18, 2002

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On July 18, 2002, 27 hail, 60 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Mitchell County, IA.

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 $146,000 in property damage and $47,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (87 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Madison County, FL (near Madison) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “A hog barn was destroyed, and the roof off a neighboring barn was ripped off. Several headstones and the graveyard were damaged by a downed tree at the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church. From County Road 158 to Highway 14, there were numerous downed trees. Reported by the Madison County EMA.”
• Levy County, FL (near Williston) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Two large trees and limbs down knocked out power to some residents on the east side of the city.”
• Athens County, OH (near Millfield) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Several large tree limbs were snapped off. A porch was damaged by a fallen branch.”
• Clay County, IN (near Brazil) · Thunderstorm wind · $7,000
  “Trees down. Gas station sign fell on vehicle.”
• Wayne County, MI (near Livonia) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “Law enforcement reported that several large trees and power lines were blown down. Two large trees were also uprooted and damaged some of the fence around the Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery.”
• Berkshire County, MA (near Monterey) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “An upper level disturbance produced scattered thunderstorms across Berkshire County on the evening of July 18. One storm became briefly severe as thunderstorm winds blew a tree and large branches down in the town of Monterey.”

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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