Storm reports for September 3, 2002

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On September 3, 2002, 10 hail, 39 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Portage County, OH.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $322,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (49 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Stark County, OH (near Alliance) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power poles. A home was damaged by a fallen tree.”
• Mahoning County, OH (near Boardman) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed two trees and several large limbs. A garage was damaged by a fallen tree.”
• Oneida County, NY (near Camden) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. The towns of Camden, Lee, Boonville, and Forestport had trees and wires down.”
• Mahoning County, OH (near Boardman) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.”
• Columbiana County, OH (near East Liverpool) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree onto a mobile home.”
• Tuscarawas County, OH (near Uhrichsville) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in the Uhrichsville and Dennison area, blocking area roadways. Approximately 2,200 customers were without power across the region as a result of the storm.”

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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