Storm reports for November 9, 2002

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On November 9, 2002, 10 hail, 35 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Pope County, IL. Tornadoes killed 4.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $15.3 million in property damage, 13 injuries and 4 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (59 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Carroll County, TN (near Terry) · Tornado F2 · $500,000 · 2 deaths · 6 injuries
  “The tornado touched down near the town of Terry and tracked northeast. The tornado hit a mobile home park near the town of Leach. Two persons were killed in one of mobile homes in the park. Three houses, two businesses and a farm building were destroyed. Forty homes and other buildings were damaged.”
• Montgomery County, TN (near Port Royal) · Tornado F1 · $100,000 · 2 deaths
  “The husband, Dennis Tooby and his wife, Karen Tooby, were killed when their mobile home was blown off its foundation at the 3400 block of Port Royal Rd. Mr. Tooby was a Australian national and a welder. Mrs. Tooby taught first grade at Hazelwood Elementary School in Clarksville.”
• Sumner County, TN (near Portland) · Tornado F2 · $500,000 · 6 injuries
  “One person was hospitalized due to injuries from the tornado. The other 5 people were treated and released for their injuries. 7 homes were destroyed, 15 homes had major damage and 14 had minor damage. 5 mobile homes were destroyed, 3 with major damage and 2 with minor damage.”
• Tipton County, TN (near Randolph) · Tornado F2 · $6 million · 1 injury
  “The tornado moved into Tipton county from Mississippi county in Arkansas and moved northeast. The tornado produced significant damage across the county. One man was injured was injured by bricks blown down from the facade of a building in downtown Covington.”
• Madison County, TN (near Jackson) · Tornado F1 · $3 million
  “The tornado touched down northwest of Jackson and moved northeast. The tornado hit a subdivision and also hit parts of Union University where several buildings on campus was badly damaged. Around 500 cars at the school were damaged.”
• Crockett County, TN (near Bells) · Thunderstorm wind · $1.5 million
  “Strong straight line winds damaged a nursing home in the town of Bells. The damage forced 120 residents in the home to be evacuated. Some trees and power lines were also knocked down.”

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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