Storm reports for July 23, 2002

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On July 23, 2002, 35 hail, 150 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 30 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Page County, VA.

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 (35)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $911,000 in property damage, $47,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (190 events in 31 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Scottsdale) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “At least 2 trees blown down in north Scottsdale. Heavy rain and lightning were blamed for the collapse of a section of a roof of the Goodwill store in south Scottsdale. One man inside the store suffered minor injuries. Trees and cactus blown down in Glendale.”
• Walton County, FL (near Paxton) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph · $50,000
  “A weather spotter recorded 55-mph sustained winds for 5 minutes with a peak gust of 73 mph. A bleacher from a neighboring baseball field damaged the town hall. One of the concrete dugouts was blown apart. Several trees and power lines were blown down on U.S. Highway 331 in Paxton.”
• Fayette County, TN (near Lambert) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “One mobile home was flipped over. One house had its roof blown off. Numerous trees were blown down.”
• Montgomery County, MS (near Winona) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds produced extensive roof damage to a motel at the intersection of U.S. Highway 82 and Interstate 55.”
• Walton County, FL (near Paxton) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Two 50-foot red oak trees fell, with one on the roof of a weather spotter's home. Reported by a SKYWARN spotter.”
• Lafayette County, MS (near Cambridge) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Some trees and power lines were knocked 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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