Storm reports for July 25, 2002

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On July 25, 2002, 33 hail, 28 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Peoria County, IL.

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 (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $161,000 in property damage, $17,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (66 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wasatch County, UT (near Heber City) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60-70 mph (52-61 kts) blew through portions of Heber City, blowing down trees and power lines and taking shingles off roofs.”
• Nacogdoches County, TX (near Nacogdoches) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $22,000
  “Numerous trees blown down. A metal awning was blown off a gas station.”
• Polk County, MN (near Winger) · Tornado F1 · $20,000
  “A metal shed roof was damaged and a steel bin roof was torn off 2 miles north of Winger. The path was intermittent.”
• Polk County, FL (near Highland City) · Tornado F0 · $20,000
  “Tornado damaged roof of a former fire station and downed or damaged nearby trees.”
• Lee County, FL (near Bonita Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Gusty winds downed tree limbs that brought power lines down near Arroyo Road. Dime size hail was also reported.”
• Bradford County, FL (near Starke) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Large trees down on house and power lines down. Crosby Lake Subdivision. Trees down crossing 160th Street.”

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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