Storm reports for August 4, 2002

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On August 4, 2002, 14 hail, 46 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Ravalli County, MT.

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 (14)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.7 million in property damage, $121,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (60 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gregg County, TX (near Kilgore) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $150,000
  “Numerous trees down. Several trees fell on a house doing considerable damage to the roof and frame of the home while another tree crushed a pickup truck.”
• Ottawa County, OH (near Port Clinton) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power poles along Lake Erie from Long Beach to Port Clinton. A 64 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured in Port Clinton by an observer. Also in Port Clinton, a roof was torn off of a building and at least one car was damaged by trees.”
• Lucas County, OH (near Toledo) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed many large trees in Toledo. Several homes and cars were damaged by trees.”
• Butler County, OH (near Hamilton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $60,000
  “Several buildings at the Butler County Regional Airport sustained structural and roof damage. A classic plane was also destroyed.”
• Lenawee County, MI (near Rollin) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “The newspaper reported that thunderstorm winds blew over several large trees near Posey Lake. One of the trees fell onto a sport utility vehicle and crushed it. Another tree fell onto a garage and damaged the siding and another one fell onto the roof of a home.”
• Wayne County, MI (near Dearborn) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “A trained spotter reported very large tree limbs blown down on some cars and vans near Telegraph and Eureka.”

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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