Storm reports for August 14, 2002

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On August 14, 2002, 15 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Roseau County, MN.

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 $2.1 million in property damage, $53,000 in crop damage and 10 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (39 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Portage County, OH (near Suffield) · Thunderstorm wind · $500,000
  “A thunderstorm downburst produced a six mile damage path in Portage County. A 67 mph wind gust was measured in Ravenna with gusts along the remainder of the damage path estimated to be in excess of 60 mph.”
• Stark County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
  “Thunderstorm downburst winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph caused considerable damage and widespread power outages in northern Stark County. Hardest hit were the Hartville, Uniontown and North Canton areas where hundreds of trees were downed.”
• Jefferson County, IN (near Deputy) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $100,000
  “Roofs were blown off several houses in Deputy.”
• Jefferson County, IN (near Deputy) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “The tornado path was mainly through a rural section of Jefferson County. F1 damage was noted in and around the town of Deputy, with estimated wind speeds of 100 mph. Several roofs were lifted off structures, and eye witnesses reported debris swirling in the air around the tornado.”
• Summit County, OH (near Akron Canton Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $50,000
  “A 61 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the Akron-Canton Regional Airport in southern Summit County. Many trees were downed in nearby Green, Springfield and Lake Townships.”
• Ashtabula County, OH (near Kingsville) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed many trees in Kingsville and Kingsville Township. A woman was trapped in her car by a fallen tree. She was uninjured. A house was slightly damaged.”

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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