Storm reports for July 21, 2002

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On July 21, 2002, 77 hail, 134 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Marquette County, MI.

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 (77)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $909,000 in property damage, $265,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (215 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Monroe County, MI (near Monroe) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “A newspaper reported that a large tree blew over in thunderstorm winds and fell onto a man, trapping him in his back yard.”
• Woodbury County, IA (near Correctionville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and caused tree damage.”
• Spartanburg County, SC (near Spartanburg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “A microburst in the Arcadia community caused several trees to snap off at their bases. One tree fell on a mobile home.”
• Burke County, NC (near Morganton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “A microburst resulted in the roof being blown off of a business. Large tree limbs were also blown down.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds produced a 4 to 5 mile wid path of destruction across the county. Trees were blown down, a mobile home was destroyed, and minor damaged occured to several homes.”
• Saline County, IL (near Eldorado) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Minor roof damage occurred to some homes. The roof was blown off a metal structure.”

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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