Storm reports for October 21, 2002

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On October 21, 2002, 13 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Pierce County, GA.

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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $280,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (29 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pierce County, GA (near Offerman) · Thunderstorm wind · $100,000
  “Numerous trees down on north end of town. Numerous mobile homes and houses damaged. Several houses had roofs torn off them.”
• Caldwell County, TX (near Fentress) · Thunderstorm wind · $80,000
  “A severe thunderstorm downburst struck near Fentress, destroying two mobile home and damaging six others.”
• Pierce County, GA (near Offerman) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000
  “Large tree down on mobile home destroying it. Highway 84 and Railroad Lane.”
• Glynn County, GA (near Thalmann) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Large trees down on power lines. Power lines down.”
• Lowndes County, GA (near Valdosta) · Thunderstorm wind · $5,000
  “A Lowndes County 911 operator reported numerous downed trees and power lines.”
• Colquitt County, GA (near Moultrie) · Thunderstorm wind · $3,000
  “A Colquitt County 911 operator reported several trees and power lines down along Smith, Bob Taylor and Lanier Roads.”

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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