Storm reports for September 14, 2002

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On September 14, 2002, 9 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Lorain 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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $402,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (60 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Seminole County, GA (near Donalsonville) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “A roof was blown off a house. A peanut shed and two mobile homes were damaged. Reported by the Seminole County EMA.”
• Pontotoc County, OK (near Ada) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000
  “Severe straight-line winds produced an intermittent path of damage on the east side of Ada that was about four miles long and three-quarters of a mile wide, and extended from northwest through southeast. The roof of a dairy barn was blown off.”
• Coweta County, GA (near Sharpsburg) · Thunderstorm wind · $45,000
  “The Times/Herald newspaper of Newnan reported that thunderstorm winds blew down a large oak tree at a residence along Georgia Highway 54 between Sharpsburg and Peachtree City. The downed tree severely damaged two cars and a house and also knocked down a power line.”
• Lorain County, OH (near La Grange) · Thunderstorm wind · $35,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. At least two cars were damaged by the trees.”
• Ottawa County, OH (near Marblehead) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs. A home was damaged by a fallen limb.”
• Hall County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “The Times newspaper of Gainesville reported that several trees and power lines were knocked down around the county because of high winds. A large oak tree fell on a home in Gainesville demolishing a sunroom and damaging the back of the house.”

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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