Storm reports for August 29, 2002

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On August 29, 2002, 15 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Carbon County, UT.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.1 million in property damage, $4,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (25 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Arapahoe County, CO (near (Apa)Englwood Arapah) · Tornado F1 · $6 million · 1 injury
  “The second tornado, associated with the storm, touched down in a subdivision that was under construction at Gartrell and Arapahoe Road. Four large condominiums under construction were destroyed. The most heavily damaged portions of the structures had not been sheet rocked.”
• Douglas County, CO (near Parker) · Tornado F0 · $100,000
  “The first tornado, associated with a multi-vortex storm, touched down briefly near E-470 and South Jordan Road. Some fences were damaged and a few trees were blow down. A few of the homes also sustained minor roof damage.”
• Carbon County, UT (near Helper) · Hail 2.00″
  “A severe thunderstorm with large hail moved through Carbon County. Several reports of ping pong to golf ball sized hail (1 1/2 to 2 inch) were received in and around Helper and Price. No damage was reported.”
• Platte County, WY (near Chugwater) · Tornado F0
  “Brief tornado reported over open country.”

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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