Storm reports for August 19, 2002

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On August 19, 2002, 43 hail, 32 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Pinellas County, FL.

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 (43)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $505,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (75 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Randall County, TX (near Canyon) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $250,000
  “Several mobile homes were damaged with six to ten receiving moderate damage and twenty-five to thirty receiving only slight damage. Some vehicles were overturned and a few outbuildings had roofs or sidings ripped off. A dozen power poles were snapped by the strong winds.”
• Appling County, GA (near Baxley) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000
  “Estimated 40 to 50 mph winds rolled an empty mobile home over destroying it. Unknown is home had tie downs.”
• Laurens County, SC (near Clinton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down in the south part of town. Some trees fell on vehicles and buildings.”
• Oktibbeha County, MS (near Starkville) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and powerlines, caused minor roof and structural damage to a building.”
• Gwinnett County, GA (near Lilburn) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “The public reported that at least four trees were down, two on homes causing minor damage to the structures. In addition, power lines were down in the same area. There were also reports of tree limbs down and tree limbs down on power lines. One road was also reported to be blocked by a downed tree.”
• Mobile County, AL (near Mobile) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “A couple of trees were blown down by high thunderstorm winds. The trees fell across some power lines, which not only brought down the power lines, but the utility pole as well.”

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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