Storm reports for October 5, 2002

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On October 5, 2002, 30 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Terry County, TX.

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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $58,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (33 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Terry County, TX (near Brownfield) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Golfball size hail damaged roofs and automobiles.”
• Pottawatomie County, KS (near Wamego) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $3,000
  “Strong winds blew a bin over and did some damage to it.”
• Leavenworth County, KS (near Lansing) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “12 inch diameter tree limbs down along K-5 highway.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Carlsbad) · Hail 1.75″
  “Hail ranging in size from quarters to golfballs was reported from just southwest of Carlsbad to the city. No damage was reported.”
• Gaines County, TX (near Seminole) · Hail 1.00″
  “A severe thunderstorm produced large hail to the size of quarters in western Gaines County. No damage was reported.”

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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