Storm reports for November 11, 2002

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On November 11, 2002, 7 hail, 77 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Tazewell County, VA.

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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $81,000 in property damage and $50,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (62 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Greene County, NC (near Snow Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Severe thunderstorm with up to 80 mph wind blew down numerous trees from Snow Hill to Lizzie. One pickup truck was destroyed by a falling tree in Lizzie and a shed was blow away by the high winds.”
• Kershaw County, SC (near Bethune) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $18,000
  “Storm survey found a microburst tore the roof off a garage and home and collapsed the front porch of the home. At least 3 dozen trees were also taken down.”
• Newberry County, SC (near Pomaria) · Tornado F1 · $16,000
  “An F1 tornado blew down an 80 ft long farm shed, took down many trees, and did minor damage to a couple of homes. The path ran from Central School rd (SC hwy 320), across SC hwy 202 to SC hwy 514.”
• Saluda County, SC (near Saluda) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $6,000
  “SKYWARN spotter reported trees down, one on a home that went through the roof near SC hwys 391 and 378.”
• Richland County, SC (near Columbia) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “SKYWARN spotter reported siding ripped from part of a home in the Summit subdivision”
• Greenwood County, SC (near Dyson) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $2,000
  “Several large trees and some power lines were blown 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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