Storms in District of Columbia in 2002
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in District of Columbia in 2002, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
District of Columbia in 2002 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 20
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $588,000
- Episodes
- 19
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 9 | 2 | 6 | $588,000 |
| Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2002
February 2002
March 2002
April 2002
May 2002
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, May 2, 2002
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, May 14, 2002
June 2002
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, June 6, 2002
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, June 27, 2002
July 2002
- Heat in District of Columbia, July 2 to 4, 2002
- Heat in District of Columbia, July 22 to 23, 2002
- Heat in District of Columbia, July 28 to 29, 2002
August 2002
- Heat in District of Columbia, August 1 to 5, 2002
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, August 3, 2002
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, August 5, 2002
- Heat in District of Columbia, August 12 to 19, 2002
- Heat in District of Columbia, August 22, 2002
November 2002
December 2002
More
Every year in District of ColumbiaEvery state in 2002Tornadoes in District of Columbia in 2002Warnings in District of Columbia in 200220012003
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.