Storm reports for October 1, 2002

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On October 1, 2002, 107 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Harrison County, IA.

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 (107)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.8 million in property damage, $40.8 million in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (148 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Washington County, NE (near Ft Calhoun) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · $3 million · 3 injuries
  “Thunderstorm downburst winds produced a 5 to 6 mile wide path of damage from around 5 miles southwest of Ft. Calhoun into the Ft. Calhoun area. The wind damage was from the same storm complex that produced the damage in northwest Douglas county.”
• Sanilac County, MI (near Deckerville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Trained spotters reported that thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees onto a major road. A Deckerville man was seriously injured when he ran into one of these trees on his motorcycle.”
• Randall County, TX (near Amarillo) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $500,000
  “Damaging winds hit the Route 66 Raceway with large sections of bleachers rolled back and fences downed.”
• Gaines County, TX (near Seminole) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $375,000
  “An intense supercell thunderstorm moved across the western sections of Gaines County. This storm resulted in damaging winds and large hail. Reports from the local emergency manager indicate eighty-seven power poles were blown down from the storm.”
• Yoakum County, TX (near Plains) · Hail 2.50″ · $250,000
  “Wind-driven tennis ball size hail produced significant damage to at least 54 homes and a number of automobiles. At least 2000 acres of cotton were destroyed.”
• Yoakum County, TX (near Denver City) · Hail 2.00″ · $100,000
  “Wind-driven large hail damaged numerous homes and automobiles.”

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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