Storm reports for October 3, 2002

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On October 3, 2002, 2 hail, 33 damaging-wind and 25 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 0.75″ (penny size) in Allegheny County, PA.

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 (2)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.1 million in property damage and $35,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (61 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• St. Tammany Parish, LA (near Slidell) · Tornado F1 · $25,000
  “A weak tornado touched down in the Bayou Bonfouca area. The main damage was downed trees.”
• Terrebonne Parish, LA (near Gibson) · Tornado F1 · $25,000
  “A weak tornado touched down causing minor property damage to several houses.”
• St. Tammany Parish, LA (near Covington) · Tornado F0 · $25,000
  “A weak tornado touched down downing trees causing damage to house roofs.”
• Harrison County, MS (near Biloxi) · Tornado F0 · $15,000
  “Law enforcement reported a weak tornado touched down. No damage was reported.”
• Geary County, KS (near Grandview Plaza) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “Strong winds blew windows and a door out of a trailer. Another trailer was blow atop a parked vehicle. A van had windows blown out.”
• Garfield County, OK (near Enid) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Two railroad cars were blown off the track.”

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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