Storm reports for July 27, 2002

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On July 27, 2002, 50 hail, 122 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Apache County, AZ.

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 (50)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage, $152,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (178 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hutchinson County, TX (near Borger) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $800,000
  “Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down in the city of Borger. Major structural damage reported to buildings. No injuries were reported.”
• Benton County, MN (near Foley) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $250,000
  “Roof off house. House was also moved 5 feet off its foundation. Trees down. Sheds and pole barns down.”
• St. Lucie County, FL (near Ft Pierce) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “An F1 tornado touched down in Ft. Pierce and remained nearly stationary for about one minute. It destroyed the service bay roof of a car dealership, and damaged 70 cars.”
• Crawford County, PA (near Crossingville) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
  “A small F0 tornado touched down a mile and a half southwest of Crossingville. The tornado then moved northeast along a path approximately three miles in length. The damage path was intermittent along it's entire length. Several dozen trees were downed.”
• Erie County, PA (near Corry) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed many trees. One tree fell on a car.”
• Ashtabula County, OH (near Pierpont) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree. The tree landed on a house and caused some damage.”

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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