Storm reports for August 16, 2002

On August 16, 2002, 175 hail, 143 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 25 states.

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175hail reports

143damaging-wind reports

1tornado reports

4.50″largest hail reported

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On August 16, 2002, 175 hail, 143 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Platte 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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
MN	33	35	1	2.00″
IA	32	26	0	2.50″
NE	46	11	0	4.50″
SD	33	2	0	2.00″
NY	1	23	0	0.88″
ND	14	9	0	1.75″
MT	0	8	0	–
OH	2	5	0	0.88″
ME	1	4	0	0.75″
KS	4	0	0	0.88″
WI	1	3	0	0.75″
TX	0	4	0	–
MO	2	1	0	0.75″
CT	0	3	0	–
GA	1	1	0	1.00″
MA	1	1	0	0.75″
TN	0	2	0	–
NH	0	2	0	–
IL	1	0	0	0.75″
OK	1	0	0	0.75″
AZ	1	0	0	0.75″
VT	1	0	0	0.75″
NJ	0	1	0	–
NC	0	1	0	–
MS	0	1	0	–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Sartell, MN	19,979	2.00″
Sauk Rapids, MN	13,832	2.00″
Sioux Falls, SD	209,289	1.75″
Spencer, IA	11,418	1.75″
Redwood Falls, MN	5,038	1.75″
Emmetsburg, IA	3,632	1.75″
Albany, MN	2,874	1.75″
Marshall, MN	13,996	1.00″
Vermillion, SD	11,877	1.00″
Le Mars, IA	10,674	1.00″
Thomaston, GA	9,850	1.00″
Glencoe, MN	5,659	1.00″
Norwood Young America, MN	3,774	1.00″
Montgomery, MN	3,537	1.00″
Central City, NE	3,145	1.00″
Milaca, MN	3,060	1.00″
Sioux City, IA	86,875	0.88″
Eden Prairie, MN	62,905	0.88″
Hempstead, NY	59,569	0.88″
Shakopee, MN	48,401	0.88″
Chaska, MN	30,167	0.88″
Chanhassen, MN	25,746	0.88″
Rockville Centre, NY	25,718	0.88″
Garden City, NY	22,993	0.88″
Mineola, NY	21,305	0.88″

Hail reports (175)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
14:10	4.50″	Platte County, NE
15:40	2.50″	Pierce County, NE
02:40	2.50″	Sioux County, IA
13:55	2.00″	Nance County, NE
17:38	2.00″	Dixon County, NE
23:25	2.00″	Bon Homme County, SD
23:49	2.00″	Knox County, NE
04:10	2.00″	Stearns County, MN
04:10	2.00″	Benton County, MN
04:28	2.00″	Benton County, MN
15:42	1.75″	Butler County, NE
16:02	1.75″	Hutchinson County, SD
16:05	1.75″	Knox County, NE
16:50	1.75″	Bon Homme County, SD
16:52	1.75″	Yankton County, SD
18:00	1.75″	Dakota County, NE
18:19	1.75″	Woodbury County, IA
18:22	1.75″	Cedar County, NE
19:25	1.75″	Woodbury County, IA
20:18	1.75″	Minnehaha County, SD
20:19	1.75″	Lyon County, IA
23:12	1.75″	Clay County, IA
00:15	1.75″	Yankton County, SD
01:10	1.75″	Cedar County, NE
02:30	1.75″	Norman County, MN
02:47	1.75″	Sioux County, IA
03:30	1.75″	Sargent County, ND
03:53	1.75″	Stearns County, MN
03:56	1.75″	Stearns County, MN
04:30	1.75″	Redwood County, MN
04:48	1.75″	Garfield County, NE
05:27	1.75″	Palo Alto County, IA
16:05	1.25″	Wayne County, NE
17:11	1.25″	Dixon County, NE
04:30	1.25″	Garfield County, NE
12:05	1.00″	Merrick County, NE
12:20	1.00″	Merrick County, NE
13:25	1.00″	Nance County, NE
13:40	1.00″	Nance County, NE
14:30	1.00″	Platte County, NE
15:20	1.00″	York County, NE
16:30	1.00″	Cedar County, NE
16:55	1.00″	Clay County, SD
17:01	1.00″	Thurston County, NE
17:55	1.00″	Thurston County, NE
18:15	1.00″	Knox County, NE
19:14	1.00″	Woodbury County, IA
20:14	1.00″	Minnehaha County, SD
20:38	1.00″	Carroll County, IA
20:42	1.00″	Carroll County, IA
20:45	1.00″	O'Brien County, IA
21:45	1.00″	Osceola County, IA
22:02	1.00″	Dickinson County, IA
22:50	1.00″	Dunn County, ND
23:30	1.00″	Grant County, ND
00:00	1.00″	Upson County, GA
00:05	1.00″	Yankton County, SD
00:09	1.00″	Yankton County, SD
00:39	1.00″	Lac qui Parle County, MN
01:05	1.00″	McLean County, ND
02:35	1.00″	Union County, SD
03:00	1.00″	Ransom County, ND
03:07	1.00″	Plymouth County, IA
03:20	1.00″	Ransom County, ND
03:40	1.00″	Le Sueur County, MN
04:03	1.00″	Blaine County, NE
04:15	1.00″	O'Brien County, IA
04:23	1.00″	Lyon County, MN
04:45	1.00″	Mille Lacs County, MN
05:05	1.00″	McLeod County, MN
05:10	1.00″	Palo Alto County, IA
05:15	1.00″	Carver County, MN
06:22	1.00″	Plymouth County, IA
13:05	0.88″	Nance County, NE
14:30	0.88″	Cass County, NE
15:46	0.88″	Seward County, KS
15:59	0.88″	Douglas County, SD
16:00	0.88″	Charles Mix County, SD
16:02	0.88″	Hutchinson County, SD
16:30	0.88″	Bon Homme County, SD
18:00	0.88″	Dixon County, NE
18:36	0.88″	Woodbury County, IA
18:38	0.88″	Woodbury County, IA
19:05	0.88″	Woodbury County, IA
19:45	0.88″	Geauga County, OH
19:55	0.88″	Sac County, IA
20:57	0.88″	Nassau County, NY
21:35	0.88″	Palo Alto County, IA
21:58	0.88″	McKenzie County, ND
23:05	0.88″	Clay County, IA
23:42	0.88″	Meeker County, MN
23:50	0.88″	Wright County, MN
23:55	0.88″	Bon Homme County, SD
01:05	0.88″	Yankton County, SD
01:05	0.88″	Yankton County, SD
01:06	0.88″	Knox County, NE
01:19	0.88″	Yankton County, SD
01:20	0.88″	Yankton County, SD
01:50	0.88″	Dixon County, NE
02:25	0.88″	McLeod County, MN
02:25	0.88″	McLeod County, MN
02:30	0.88″	Polk County, MN
03:38	0.88″	Scott County, MN
04:30	0.88″	Loup County, NE
04:50	0.88″	Garfield County, NE
05:05	0.88″	Holt County, NE
05:40	0.88″	Custer County, NE
06:30	0.88″	Frontier County, NE
12:10	0.75″	Jackson County, KS
13:34	0.75″	Menard County, IL
13:50	0.75″	Texas County, OK
13:58	0.75″	Macon County, MO
14:06	0.75″	Macon County, MO
15:41	0.75″	Seward County, KS
16:00	0.75″	Davison County, SD
16:25	0.75″	Cedar County, NE
16:26	0.75″	Bon Homme County, SD
16:28	0.75″	Yankton County, SD
16:52	0.75″	Mills County, IA
16:55	0.75″	Cedar County, NE
17:00	0.75″	Yankton County, SD
17:18	0.75″	Dixon County, NE
17:25	0.75″	Thurston County, NE
17:25	0.75″	Harrison County, IA
18:10	0.75″	Dakota County, NE
18:20	0.75″	Woodbury County, IA
18:45	0.75″	York County, ME
19:25	0.75″	Ida County, IA
20:07	0.75″	Minnehaha County, SD
20:24	0.75″	Cochise County, AZ
20:30	0.75″	O'Brien County, IA
20:42	0.75″	Rock County, MN
21:00	0.75″	Clay County, IA
21:02	0.75″	Windham County, VT
21:50	0.75″	Cuyahoga County, OH
22:05	0.75″	Jackson County, MN
22:10	0.75″	Jackson County, MN
22:21	0.75″	Worcester County, MA
22:50	0.75″	Dunn County, ND
23:10	0.75″	Morton County, ND
23:20	0.75″	Mercer County, ND
23:26	0.75″	Morton County, ND
23:54	0.75″	Bon Homme County, SD
23:59	0.75″	Bon Homme County, SD
00:15	0.75″	Morton County, ND
00:23	0.75″	Yankton County, SD
00:30	0.75″	Redwood County, MN
00:50	0.75″	Corson County, SD
01:15	0.75″	Campbell County, SD
01:45	0.75″	Clay County, SD
02:05	0.75″	Cass County, ND
02:06	0.75″	Clay County, SD
02:33	0.75″	Union County, SD
02:40	0.75″	McLeod County, MN
02:40	0.75″	Barnes County, ND
02:41	0.75″	McLeod County, MN
02:50	0.75″	Sibley County, MN
02:50	0.75″	McLeod County, MN
03:00	0.75″	Otter Tail County, MN
03:24	0.75″	Plymouth County, IA
04:28	0.75″	Holt County, NE
04:31	0.75″	Renville County, MN
04:40	0.75″	Dakota County, MN
04:55	0.75″	Isanti County, MN
04:58	0.75″	Douglas County, MN
05:00	0.75″	Wheeler County, NE
05:10	0.75″	Douglas County, MN
05:30	0.75″	Custer County, NE
05:47	0.75″	Valley County, NE
05:51	0.75″	Dawson County, NE
06:27	0.75″	Clay County, IA
07:00	0.75″	Gosper County, NE
08:37	0.75″	Wright County, IA
10:50	0.75″	Washington County, KS
10:56	0.75″	Richland County, WI

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and $433,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (320 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Property damage
Rice County, MN	2	$180,000
Pocahontas County, IA	3	$120,000
Sibley County, MN	2	$100,000
Webster County, IA	3	$55,000
Clay County, IA	1	$50,000
Winnebago County, IA	2	$50,000
Scott County, MN	1	$50,000
Schenectady County, NY	2	$50,000
Rensselaer County, NY	4	$45,000
Palo Alto County, IA	4	$43,000
Humboldt County, IA	1	$40,000
Redwood County, MN	1	$40,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Rice County, MN (near Dundas) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $150,000
“Roof off house, three barns down, roofs off three storage buildings, one storage building blown 1/4 mile, garage collapsed, several hundred trees downed. A 56 knot gust was measured in downtown Northfield at the Public Safety Building, with 40 to 50 knot winds persisting for another 10 minutes.”
Sibley County, MN (near Arlington) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $60,000
“Barn and sheds down. Three grain bins tipped over. Semi blown over. Several dozen trees toppled.”
Scott County, MN (near New Prague) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
“Roof blown off house. Numerous trees down, including some on cars and houses.”
Clay County, IA (near Royal) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $50,000
“Thunderstorm winds cause tree damage, and blew down power lines, starting a small fire. One tree fell on and severely damaged a camper.”
Sibley County, MN (near Henderson) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $40,000
“Barn down. Several sheds and outbuildings collapsed. Grain auger tipped over and smashed car. Numerous trees down.”
Redwood County, MN (near Lucan) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $40,000
“Part of roof from shed ripped off. Several trees down, including one on shed. Grain bin tipped over.”

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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