Storm reports for September 18, 2002

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On September 18, 2002, 153 hail, 90 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Caddo County, OK.

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 (153)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $20.5 million in property damage and $82,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (247 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Midland County, TX (near Midland) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Damaging thunderstorm winds were reported from the city of Midland to Greenwood. A total of nineteen power poles were blown down by the winds. The hardest hit areas were near Greenwood, where a NWS damage survey indicated that several weakly constructed homes received minor roof damage, along with…”
• Johnston County, OK (near Tishomingo) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “A large tree limb fell through the roof of a house, and a tree fell on two vehicles.”
• Glasscock County, TX (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $35,000
  “The local utility company reported that powerlines were blown down across a large part of Glasscock County.”
• Greer County, OK (near Mangum) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “A roof of a restaurant was damaged. Trees were downed. Windows were broken, and carports were blown off of two homes.”
• Warren County, OH (near Harveysburg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Major structural damage was done to the city maintenance building and three homes. Numerous large trees were also downed across the village. Possibly a microburst.”
• Grant County, OK (near Nash) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Five power poles were downed on US 64, one landing on a vehicle.”

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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