Storm reports for August 2, 2002

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On August 2, 2002, 70 hail, 153 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 29 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Perry County, PA.

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 (70)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $11.1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (228 events in 29 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Baltimore city, MD (near Baltimore) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Several trees were downed in Patterson Park. Power lines and cars were damaged in the surrounding community.”
• Monroe County, AL (near Monroeville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Monroeville. The winds also damaged a roof at the Junior High School and a barn in Monroeville.”
• Banks County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $45,000
  “The Banks county 911 center reported that numerous trees were blown down across the county. The Homer and Maysville areas were especially hard hit, where a tree fell on a house and two cars were damaged.”
• Broward County, FL (near Hollywood) · Tornado F0 · $25,000
  “Several mobile homes suffered minor damage to awnings and antennae.”
• Hall County, GA (near Gainesville) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “The Hall county 911 center reported that several trees and power lines were blown down across the eastern portion of the county from Gainesville to Gillsville and Belmont. One 30 foot tree fell on a house in Gillsville on Georgia Highway 52, causing minor damage to the roof.”
• Gaston County, NC (near Gastonia) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Some trees and powerlines were blown down. A house was heavily damaged when a tree fell on it.”

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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