Storm reports for September 29, 2002

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On September 29, 2002, 4 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 0.75″ (penny size) in Mesa County, CO.

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 (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 8 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Beaverhead County, MT (near Dillon) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A severe thunderstorm produced a 70 mph wind gust in Dillon.”
• Gem County, ID (near Emmett) · Tornado F0
  “A tornado touched down at Tom's Cabin Road, west of Emmett, in Gem County. It tracked eastward on the ground for a mile, ripping limbs off trees, destroying an outbuilding and damaging houses and 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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