Storm reports for August 18, 2002

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On August 18, 2002, 20 hail, 49 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lawrence County, AR.

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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $138,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (73 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Highland County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “Numerous trees were downed across the county.”
• Adams County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “Several trees were knocked down in various parts of the county.”
• Orangeburg County, SC (near Bowman) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $6,000
  “A microburst moved a mobile home off its foundation and did light to moderate damage.”
• Hamilton County, OH (near California) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “A half dozen large trees were downed near Coney Island Amusement Park.”
• Barrow County, GA (near Auburn) · Hail 1.00″ · $3,000
  “The public reported dime to quarter size hail. The hail lasted for a duration of eight minutes at one location and the ground was covered with hail. The hail put dents in a resident's vehicle and stripped leaves from trees.”
• Kanawha County, WV (near St Albans) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “Power lines were snapped by fallen trees and large branches.”

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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