Storm reports for September 8, 2002

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On September 8, 2002, 1 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sanpete 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 (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage and $100,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (8 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sanpete County, UT (near Manti) · Tornado F2 · $2 million
  “An F2 tornado began one mile south-southwest of Manti and moved northeast through Southeast Manti. The first mile of the tornado path was across open land, however the tornado produced some remarkable damage at the start.”
• Fannin County, TX (near Trenton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “There was scattered wind damage across town with one business unroofed and mortar blown off another.”
• Sanpete County, UT (near Manti) · Hail 1.75″
  “The storm that produced the F2 tornado in Manti, also dropped 1 3/4 inch (reported as apricot-size) hail on the town.”
• Jim Wells County, TX (near Ben Bolt) · Tornado F0
  “17 miles north of Falfurrias. Tornado was associated with Tropical Depression Fay. No damage reported.”
• Jim Wells County, TX (near Ben Bolt) · Tornado F0
  “Tornado was associated with Tropical Depression Fay. No damage reported.”

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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