Storm reports for November 10, 2002

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On November 10, 2002, 218 hail, 377 damaging-wind and 68 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Cumberland County, TN. Tornadoes killed 32.

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 (218)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $189 million in property damage, $3,000 in crop damage, 301 injuries and 32 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (723 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morgan County, TN (near Wartburg) · Tornado F3 · $968,000 · 7 deaths · 28 injuries
  “A strong F3 tornado (with wind speeds estimated around 175 mph) touched down 4.4 miles south of Wartburg in the Mossy Grove community killing 5 people and injuring 28. This tornado then struck Joyner at 8:40 P.M. killing two more people for a total of 7 dead.”
• Cumberland County, TN (near Crossville) · Tornado F3 · $500,000 · 4 deaths · 18 injuries
  “An F3 tornado struck the Lake Tansi area and the southern sections of Crossville Sunday night, killing 4 people and injuring 18. 33 homes and mobile were destroyed and 128 homes and mobile homes were damaged. There was damage to one public building.”
• Coffee County, TN (near Fredonia) · Tornado F2 · $250,000 · 2 deaths · 24 injuries
  “An F2 tornado killed 2 people and injured 24 others. The 2 people were inside their mobile home when the tornado struck. The mobile home was in the New Union Heights subdivision, off state Highway 53 north of Manchester. The boy was moved from his mobile home to the Hillcrest Baptist Church.”
• Van Wert County, OH (near Willshire) · Tornado F4 · $30 million · 2 deaths · 17 injuries
  “This tornado touched down in the southwest corner of Van Wert County about 4 miles northeast of Willshire and moved northeast across the western portion of the city of Van Wert, and then crossed U.S. 30 and continued northeast before exiting the county about 7 miles east of Scott.”
• Putnam County, OH (near Continental) · Tornado F3 · 2 deaths
  “This tornado originated in Van Wert county and moved across Paulding county into Putnam county about 4 miles west southwest of Continental. NWS ground and aerial survey found F3 damage as the tornado entered Putnam county, striking a mobile home and killing a husband and wife.”
• Mercer County, PA (near Sharpsville) · Tornado F2 · $1 million · 1 death · 19 injuries
  “Starting about 7:54 PM, an F2 tornado touched down near Trout Island Road, east of Sharpsville. The tornado traveled northeast at 50 mph, crossed Route 18, then ripped into Clark. It crossed Shenango River Lake and tracked to New Hamburg, where it dissipated 8:02 PM.”

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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