Storm reports for October 18, 2002

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On October 18, 2002, 11 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Doña Ana County, NM.

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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $260,000 in property damage and $20,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (18 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Williamson County, TX (near Cedar Park) · Thunderstorm wind · $80,000
  “A very brief but intense microburst stuck Cedar Park early on the morning of October 19. The winds, estimated at between 80 and 90 mph blew down trees and power poles over a two-block area of the city.”
• Kaufman County, TX (near Kaufman) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $75,000
  “Downburst left a path approximately 300 feet wide from northwest to southeast. Numerous businesses unroofed with doors and windows blown out. there were also numerous signs and trees blown down.”
• Ector County, TX (near Odessa) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $70,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and rolled two trailer houses. Damage extended from West Odessa to the city of Odessa.”
• Navarro County, TX (near Corsicana) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “On the north side of Corsicana, thunderstorm winds blew down some trees and fences, and also blew the brick off the sides of 3 or 4 apartment buildings, damaging nearby cars.”
• El Paso County, TX (near El Paso) · Hail 1.00″ · $5,000
  “A line of severe thunderstorms, including a low top supercell at the southern end of the line, moved rapidly eastward across northwestern El Paso. Quarter size hail from the supercell covered the ground to a depth of 3 inches in spots. There was also minor roof damage from gusty winds.”
• Doña Ana County, NM (near Sunland Park) · Hail 1.50″
  “A line of severe thunderstorms, including a low top supercell at the southern end of the line, moved rapidly eastward across southern Dona Ana County. Hailstones from one inch to an inch and a half in diameter fell from the supercell.”

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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