Storm reports for July 22, 2002

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On July 22, 2002, 41 hail, 182 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Kingfisher County, OK.

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 (41)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (224 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Leflore County, MS (near (Gwo)Greenwood Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 98 mph · $175,000
  “Thunderstorm winds flipped and destroyed two planes, as well as a storage shed. Three other planes and a jeep also suffered damage when the hangar door was blown inside the building. A private company's radar and an employee's recreational vehicle also received damage.”
• Roberts County, TX (near Miami) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $65,000
  “Power poles were reported blown down and damage occurred to an irrigation system near the Farm to Market Road 2391 and 282 junction.”
• Cabarrus County, NC (near Concord) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees, some up to 2 feet in diameter were blown down. Some trees fell on homes and businesses. Some traffic lights were alos blown out.”
• Wayne County, MI (near Westland) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “The media reported damage to a garage and car from thunderstorm winds.”
• Sandusky County, OH (near Clyde) · Thunderstorm wind · $35,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. A home was damaged by a fallen tree.”
• Washtenaw County, MI (near Saline) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000
  “A newspaper reported that 5 utility poles were blown down in thunderstorm winds along US-12 in Saline. Three of the poles came down onto moving cars. No injuries were reported.”

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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