Storm reports for August 10, 2002

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On August 10, 2002, 15 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Loup County, NE.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $36,000 in property damage and $36,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (19 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Loup County, NE (near Taylor) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000
  “Several corn fields were stripped around Taylor.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Tulsa) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs near the intersection of 91st and Mingo.”
• Blaine County, MT (near Harlem) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A severe thunderstorm produced a 60 mph wind gust at Harlem 16NE.”
• Hill County, MT (near Simpson) · Hail 1.25″
  “A severe thunderstorm produced 1.25 inch hail at Simpson 6NE.”

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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