Storm reports for August 24, 2002

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On August 24, 2002, 89 hail, 135 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Washington County, CO.

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 (89)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $515,000 in property damage and $76,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (231 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pemiscot County, MO (near Hermondale) · Thunderstorm wind · $75,000
  “One business was destroyed. Two stores were badly damaged. The garage door to a farm house was damaged. Many trees and power lines were blown down.”
• McIntosh County, OK (near Eufaula) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down several large tree limbs and the fence at the baseball diamond. The wind also blew a tin roof off of a storage building of one of the local restaurants.”
• Deuel County, NE (near Chappell) · Hail 2.50″ · $20,000
  “Hail broke several windows at two farmsteads.”
• Madison County, TN (near Jackson) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “A building under construction was damaged. Some trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Deuel County, NE (near Big Spgs) · Tornado F0 · $20,000
  “The tornado made a brief touchdown which damaged some out buildings and overturned a center pivot irrigation system.”
• Northumberland County, VA (near Wicomico Church) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “Roofs blown off boathouses at Ingram Bay Marina. Several trees down in surrounding neighborhoods.”

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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