Storm reports for October 22, 2002

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On October 22, 2002, 5 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Pecos 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

Hail reports (5)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 11 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gaines County, TX (near Seminole) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “A storm chaser estimated a thunderstorm wind gust to 60 MPH along with one half inch hail.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Ft Stockton) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter size hail was reported along Highway 285.”
• Gaines County, TX (near Seminole) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter size hail was covering the ground along Highway 180/62 up to three inches deep.”
• Cimarron County, OK (near Griggs) · Hail 0.75″
  “The hail covered the ground three to four inches deep.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Bakersfield) · Hail 0.75″
  “Dime size hail was reported at two seperate rural residences in southeast Pecos County.”
• Refugio County, TX (near Woodsboro) · Thunderstorm wind
  “Wind damage...TRaffic lightblown down by wind. Reported by Sheriffs office.”

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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