Storm reports for August 15, 2002

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On August 15, 2002, 24 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Aroostook County, ME.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $158,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (38 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Catawba County, NC (near Claremont) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down. A carport attached to a home was damaged, and fell on a car.”
• Hernando County, FL (near Bayport) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Emergency Management reported numerous trees, signs, and power lines down.”
• Lackawanna County, PA (near Scranton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Trees and power lines downed in Throop, Dunmore, and Scranton. 2900 customers were without power. 2700 were in Throop. On Edgar Street, downed power lines were sparking on the ground.”
• Hinds County, MS (near Raymond) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Several trees were blown down in the community.”
• Yazoo County, MS (near Yazoo City) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Several trees were blown down in the city.”
• Kershaw County, SC (near Cassatt) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Black River Electric reported numerous trees down in Cassatt.”

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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