Storm reports for August 28, 2002

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On August 28, 2002, 101 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Pima County, AZ.

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 (101)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and $25,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (121 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Beadle County, SD (near Huron) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $1 million
  “Thunderstorm winds destroyed a car wash, blew the roof off a recreation center and bowling alley with resulting damage to the inside, and damaged an apartment building and former restaurant. The winds also caused tree damage, including large trees blown down, and blew down power poles and lines.”
• Laramie County, WY (near Burns) · Tornado F0 · $30,000
  “Tornado moved over open country but caused some damage to power lines and out buildings.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Chandler) · Thunderstorm wind 91 mph
  “Microburst winds struck a large area in the East Valley, taking down power poles and uprooting trees.Homes, businesses and cars were damaged. Power lines fell on top of an SRP construction trailer and the resulting fire destroyed the trailer.”
• Brown County, SD (near Frederick) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Winds to 80 mph destroyed a barn north of Frederick.”
• Garza County, TX (near Graham Chapel) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph
  “The West Texas Mesonet station southwest of Graham reported 59 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.”
• Saunders County, NE (near Malmo) · Hail 1.75″
  “Hail up to golfball size was reported northwest through north of Malmo.”

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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