Storm reports for August 27, 2002

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On August 27, 2002, 59 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Cavalier County, ND.

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 (59)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $208,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (113 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• St. Lucie County, FL (near Port St Lucie) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $40,000
  “Thunderstorm winds produced minor wind damaged to 6 mobile homes in the Spanish Lakes area of Port St. Lucie.”
• Gregg County, TX (near White Oak) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees down including trees across two homes causing moderate to light roof damage.”
• Dallas County, TX (near Richardson) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “An outbuilding at a construction site on the corner of North Renner and Highway 75 was moved off its foundation.”
• Houston County, AL (near Dothan) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Several downed trees along U.S. Highway 84. Reported by the Houston County EMA.”
• Bryan County, OK (near Durant) · Thunderstorm wind · $0
  “Four inch diameter tree limbs were downed.”
• Nacogdoches County, TX (near Nacogdoches) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph
  “Numerous reports of tree damage throughout town.”

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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