Storm reports for August 26, 2002

On August 26, 2002, 199 hail, 178 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 18 states.

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199hail reports

178damaging-wind reports

10tornado reports

4.50″largest hail reported

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On August 26, 2002, 199 hail, 178 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Meade County, SD.

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
KS	34	47	2	2.75″
OK	4	69	0	0.75″
NE	44	9	2	4.00″
MN	30	2	4	2.50″
TX	3	28	0	1.00″
ND	28	1	0	1.75″
SD	20	1	0	4.50″
CO	12	3	0	1.50″
SC	1	8	0	0.75″
WY	8	0	0	2.75″
TN	1	5	0	1.75″
AL	5	1	0	1.00″
KY	4	0	0	1.00″
GA	2	2	0	1.00″
MT	3	0	0	0.88″
FL	0	2	0	–
NC	0	0	1	–
IA	0	0	1	–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Cheyenne, WY	65,704	2.75″
Alliance, NE	8,071	1.75″
Fort Collins, CO	170,924	1.25″
Liberal, KS	19,184	1.00″
Box Elder, SD	13,887	1.00″
Wellington, CO	12,100	1.00″
Elizabeth, CO	2,773	1.00″
Grand Forks, ND	59,845	0.88″
East Grand Forks, MN	8,915	0.88″
Sidney, NE	6,483	0.88″
Gillette, WY	33,846	0.75″
Clemson, SC	18,610	0.75″
Boaz, AL	10,473	0.75″
Vidor, TX	9,686	0.75″
Arab, AL	8,918	0.75″
Corbin, KY	7,891	0.75″
Devils Lake, ND	7,314	0.75″
Central, SC	5,339	0.75″

Hail reports (199)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
20:30	4.50″	Meade County, SD
20:00	4.00″	Hitchcock County, NE
21:45	2.75″	Sheridan County, NE
23:47	2.75″	Wallace County, KS
04:52	2.75″	Laramie County, WY
23:30	2.50″	Norman County, MN
01:37	2.50″	Kearny County, KS
18:23	1.75″	Perkins County, SD
18:30	1.75″	Cherry County, NE
18:57	1.75″	Chase County, NE
19:19	1.75″	Chase County, NE
19:20	1.75″	Cherry County, NE
20:31	1.75″	Pennington County, SD
20:40	1.75″	Sheridan County, NE
21:30	1.75″	Red Lake County, MN
21:44	1.75″	Custer County, SD
21:51	1.75″	Sheridan County, NE
21:55	1.75″	Grundy County, TN
22:05	1.75″	Ward County, ND
22:12	1.75″	Custer County, SD
22:40	1.75″	Ramsey County, ND
22:50	1.75″	Sherman County, KS
23:15	1.75″	Sherman County, KS
23:20	1.75″	Polk County, MN
23:36	1.75″	Box Butte County, NE
23:40	1.75″	Wallace County, KS
23:49	1.75″	Renville County, ND
23:55	1.75″	Wallace County, KS
23:57	1.75″	Greeley County, KS
00:16	1.75″	Walsh County, ND
00:55	1.75″	Bottineau County, ND
01:05	1.75″	Clay County, MN
01:20	1.75″	Kearny County, KS
01:27	1.75″	Kearny County, KS
02:55	1.75″	Campbell County, WY
19:40	1.50″	Dundy County, NE
20:15	1.50″	Meade County, SD
22:35	1.50″	Custer County, SD
23:00	1.50″	Fall River County, SD
04:50	1.50″	Larimer County, CO
13:25	1.25″	Blaine County, NE
19:55	1.25″	Dundy County, NE
23:50	1.25″	Wallace County, KS
00:10	1.25″	Garden County, NE
04:45	1.25″	Larimer County, CO
04:59	1.25″	Larimer County, CO
13:00	1.00″	Cherry County, NE
13:17	1.00″	Nance County, NE
14:30	1.00″	Blaine County, NE
17:00	1.00″	Leslie County, KY
18:04	1.00″	Bennett County, SD
18:45	1.00″	Jones County, GA
18:56	1.00″	Meade County, SD
20:10	1.00″	Dundy County, NE
20:10	1.00″	Kidder County, ND
20:15	1.00″	Rawlins County, KS
20:45	1.00″	Polk County, MN
20:45	1.00″	Pennington County, SD
21:00	1.00″	Red Lake County, MN
21:15	1.00″	Red Lake County, MN
21:52	1.00″	Rawlins County, KS
21:55	1.00″	Benson County, ND
21:57	1.00″	Madison County, AL
22:00	1.00″	Grant County, NE
22:10	1.00″	Wells County, ND
22:12	1.00″	Red Lake County, MN
22:20	1.00″	Grant County, NE
22:50	1.00″	Sheridan County, NE
23:30	1.00″	Towner County, ND
23:50	1.00″	Wallace County, KS
00:00	1.00″	Wallace County, KS
00:10	1.00″	Rolette County, ND
00:25	1.00″	Garden County, NE
00:25	1.00″	McHenry County, ND
01:12	1.00″	Morrill County, NE
01:15	1.00″	Polk County, TX
01:16	1.00″	Hamilton County, KS
01:52	1.00″	Otter Tail County, MN
02:00	1.00″	Garden County, NE
02:03	1.00″	Hamilton County, KS
03:55	1.00″	Seward County, KS
04:09	1.00″	Seward County, KS
04:20	1.00″	Platte County, WY
04:30	1.00″	Larimer County, CO
04:45	1.00″	Laramie County, WY
04:56	1.00″	Larimer County, CO
04:59	1.00″	Larimer County, CO
05:00	1.00″	Weld County, CO
05:00	1.00″	Larimer County, CO
08:14	1.00″	Elbert County, CO
13:25	0.88″	Brown County, NE
16:30	0.88″	Bell County, KY
20:45	0.88″	Polk County, MN
20:57	0.88″	Pennington County, SD
21:15	0.88″	Pennington County, MN
21:30	0.88″	Hitchcock County, NE
21:37	0.88″	Madison County, AL
21:42	0.88″	Otter Tail County, MN
22:00	0.88″	Otter Tail County, MN
22:00	0.88″	Becker County, MN
22:00	0.88″	Benson County, ND
22:07	0.88″	Cherry County, NE
22:45	0.88″	Benson County, ND
23:15	0.88″	McHenry County, ND
23:30	0.88″	Sherman County, KS
00:00	0.88″	Clay County, MN
01:20	0.88″	Garden County, NE
01:29	0.88″	Valley County, MT
01:50	0.88″	Cheyenne County, NE
02:30	0.88″	Stanton County, KS
03:14	0.88″	Stevens County, KS
03:22	0.88″	Grant County, KS
04:10	0.88″	Seward County, KS
04:25	0.88″	Grand Forks County, ND
12:20	0.75″	Whitley County, KY
12:28	0.75″	McCreary County, KY
12:43	0.75″	Bennett County, SD
14:10	0.75″	Custer County, NE
14:20	0.75″	Loup County, NE
16:13	0.75″	Corson County, SD
16:40	0.75″	Corson County, SD
16:50	0.75″	Buffalo County, NE
16:50	0.75″	Sioux County, ND
17:16	0.75″	Jackson County, SD
18:23	0.75″	Meade County, SD
18:45	0.75″	Perkins County, SD
19:10	0.75″	Cherry County, NE
19:12	0.75″	Rabun County, GA
19:58	0.75″	Dundy County, NE
20:45	0.75″	Etowah County, AL
20:48	0.75″	Madison County, AL
21:06	0.75″	Cherry County, NE
21:07	0.75″	Wells County, ND
21:10	0.75″	Pennington County, MN
21:25	0.75″	Pickens County, SC
21:30	0.75″	Wells County, ND
21:35	0.75″	Marshall County, AL
21:38	0.75″	Pottawatomie County, KS
21:40	0.75″	Pennington County, MN
21:45	0.75″	Cheyenne County, KS
21:51	0.75″	Pennington County, SD
21:55	0.75″	Roseau County, MN
22:12	0.75″	Benson County, ND
22:25	0.75″	Red Lake County, MN
22:35	0.75″	Sheridan County, NE
22:49	0.75″	Thomas County, NE
22:58	0.75″	Custer County, SD
23:00	0.75″	Norman County, MN
23:08	0.75″	Box Butte County, NE
23:10	0.75″	Sherman County, KS
23:10	0.75″	Polk County, MN
23:15	0.75″	Polk County, MN
23:15	0.75″	Mahnomen County, MN
23:15	0.75″	Renville County, ND
23:15	0.75″	McHenry County, ND
23:20	0.75″	Grant County, NE
23:20	0.75″	Towner County, ND
23:20	0.75″	Ramsey County, ND
23:30	0.75″	Beltrami County, MN
23:35	0.75″	Bottineau County, ND
23:40	0.75″	Sheridan County, NE
23:40	0.75″	Towner County, ND
23:52	0.75″	Orange County, TX
23:53	0.75″	Box Butte County, NE
00:00	0.75″	Sheridan County, NE
00:00	0.75″	Norman County, MN
00:05	0.75″	Walsh County, ND
00:07	0.75″	Greeley County, KS
00:15	0.75″	Morrill County, NE
00:20	0.75″	Mahnomen County, MN
00:20	0.75″	Clay County, MN
00:20	0.75″	Becker County, MN
00:20	0.75″	Sheridan County, WY
00:24	0.75″	Koochiching County, MN
00:44	0.75″	McHenry County, ND
01:00	0.75″	Scott County, KS
01:33	0.75″	Hamilton County, KS
01:33	0.75″	Valley County, MT
01:52	0.75″	Lane County, KS
02:00	0.75″	Keith County, NE
02:25	0.75″	Keith County, NE
02:31	0.75″	Grant County, KS
02:46	0.75″	Logan County, CO
02:52	0.75″	Campbell County, WY
02:55	0.75″	Valley County, MT
03:13	0.75″	Washington County, CO
03:20	0.75″	Campbell County, WY
03:48	0.75″	Seward County, KS
03:49	0.75″	Seward County, KS
03:50	0.75″	Texas County, OK
04:17	0.75″	Seward County, KS
04:52	0.75″	Larimer County, CO
04:53	0.75″	Polk County, MN
04:53	0.75″	Beaver County, OK
05:15	0.75″	Woodward County, OK
05:28	0.75″	Benson County, ND
05:30	0.75″	Laramie County, WY
05:35	0.75″	Lipscomb County, TX
05:40	0.75″	Ellis County, OK

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $31 million in property damage and $116,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (388 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Property damage
Laramie County, WY	1	$30 million
Wallace County, KS	4	$254,000
Comanche County, OK	1	$250,000
Sherman County, KS	3	$77,000
Cherry County, NE	4	$52,000
Sheridan County, NE	5	$39,000
Chambers County, TX	1	$25,000
Jefferson County, TX	1	$25,000
Woodward County, OK	4	$22,000
Garden County, NE	4	$22,000
Jasper County, TX	2	$20,000
Chase County, NE	2	$18,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Laramie County, WY (near Cheyenne) · Hail 2.75″ · $30 million
“Hail from 1 inch up to 2.75 inches in diameter fell over mainly the central and western parts of the city of Cheyenne, WY. Significant damage was reported to automobiles and roofs.”
Comanche County, OK (near Lawton) · Thunderstorm wind · $250,000
“The roof was damaged at Hugh Bish Elementary School.”
Wallace County, KS (near Sharon Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $150,000
“Power poles down, 4 buildings at airport heavily damaged.”
Wallace County, KS (near Wallace) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $100,000
“Fifteen empty rail cars overturned. Power lines down, grain bins overturned, significant damage to mobile home.”
Sherman County, KS (near Kanorado) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $70,000
“Damage to grain elevator, trees down, power poles down, roof damage to store and abandoned school.”
Chambers County, TX (near Winnie) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
“Power lines down in Winnie and tree down on a car in Ahahuac.”

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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