Severe Storms and Tornadoes
One of the severe storm disasters on NOAA’s billion-dollar list: $3.7 billion in losses at 2024 prices ($2.1 billion at the time) and 7 deaths.
What the offices filed during it
The 343 most significant severe storm episodes filed in these dates, colored by kind.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Losses, 2024 dollars
- $3.7 billion
- Losses at the time
- $2.1 billion
- Deaths
- 7
The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.
By state, as filed
| State | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 24 | 3 | 122 | $125 million |
| Ohio | 68 | 0 | 2 | $46 million |
| Kentucky | 104 | 1 | 36 | $20 million |
| Illinois | 53 | 1 | 22 | $13 million |
| Virginia | 64 | 0 | 17 | $11 million |
| Missouri | 33 | 1 | 16 | $5.5 million |
| Pennsylvania | 73 | 0 | 2 | $4.1 million |
| Tennessee | 90 | 0 | 31 | $3.3 million |
| Indiana | 22 | 0 | 12 | $826,000 |
| New York | 19 | 0 | 0 | $685,000 |
| South Carolina | 10 | 0 | 0 | $553,000 |
| Georgia | 42 | 0 | 1 | $277,000 |
| Alabama | 35 | 0 | 0 | $255,000 |
| West Virginia | 20 | 0 | 0 | $133,000 |
| Delaware | 2 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Texas | 62 | 0 | 1 | $63,000 |
| Kansas | 14 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| North Carolina | 22 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Arkansas | 23 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 0 | 0 | $22,000 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | $18,000 |
| Florida | 6 | 0 | 1 | $6,000 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colorado | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iowa | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Episode by episode
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 25, 2002Locally heavy rainfall on the order of 3.5 to 4 inches in several hours resulted in flooding of portions of Highway 70, Farm-to-Market Road 836, and Farm-to-Market Road 208 near Spur.
- Hail in North Carolina, April 25, 2002
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 25, 2002A thunderstorm gust knocked down trees which fell onto a house near Columbia causing minor damage.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, April 26, 2002Severe thunderstorms produced dime size hail in the Disney area and blew down a large tree onto a house in Orlando injuring one person.
- Hail in Texas, April 26, 2002An isolated severe thunderstorm developed and moved northeast across the Rio Grande River into southern Brewster County during the early evening of the 26th. The storm produced hen egg size hail as it crossed the river...which covered the ground.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, April 26, 2002
- Hail in New Mexico, April 26, 2002An isolated and very strong supercell developed in the Upper Trans Pecos region of West Texas and moved northeast across Lea County, New Mexico during the evening of the 26th.
- Hail in Utah, April 26, 2002A severe thunderstorm produced 3/4 inch hail in the town of Bountiful.
- Hail in Texas, April 27, 2002
- Hail in Kansas, April 27, 2002
- Hail in Missouri, April 27, 2002
- Hail in Kansas, April 27, 2002
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 27, 2002Hail was reported at Highway 51 and Range Road.
- Hail in Kansas, April 27, 2002
- Hail in Kansas, April 27, 2002
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 27, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, April 27, 2002
- Hail in Arkansas, April 27, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, April 27, 2002One foot of water covering southbound lane of Illinois Route 123 between Alexander and Ashland.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 27, 2002
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 27, 2002This tornado was the first of 5 tornadoes that touched down in eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa this afternoon, all of them under the classification of mini-supercells. This tornado was the longest lived, and was caught on video by storm chasers.
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 27, 2002A brief touchdown in open country caught on film by the same storm chaser that saw the larger tornado which did some damage west of Crete this particular afternoon.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 27, 2002
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 27, 2002Roof blown off a metal machine shed. Two other metal sheds were destroyed and a barn and residence had roof damage.
- Tornado in Iowa, April 27, 2002A brief tornado touchdown was reported by a storm chaser.
- Tornado in Iowa, April 27, 2002A brief touchdown of a tornado in open country just northeast of exit 20 on Interstate 29. The tornado was caught on film by a storm chaser.
- Tornado in Iowa, April 27, 2002A storm chaser reported a tornado touchdown southwest of the intersection of highways 275 and 34. The tornado was on the ground for less than 1 minute and was in an open field.
- Hail in Missouri, April 27, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, April 27, 2002A tree was damaged by a lightning strike. Some of the debris from the struck and damaged a car tail light.
- Hail in Missouri, April 27, 2002The County Sheriff department reported golfball size hail just south of Fulton. Amateur radio spotters reported 3/4 inch hail.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 27, 2002Storm spotters reported downed trees and 1 inch hail.
- Hail in Missouri, April 27, 2002
- Hail in Missouri, April 27, 2002The County Sheriff department reported 3/4 inch hail.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 27, 2002Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees. One tree fell on a three-phase electric feeder line which knocked out power to 453 Crawford Electric customers.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 27, 2002Thunderstorm wind gusts caused scattered damage in the Arkansas and Buckeye road areas south of Highland. One garage door was damaged and several windows broken at one home. A tin roofed pole barn suffered significant damage. Several trees in the area were also damaged.
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 27, 2002Amateur radio spotters reported trees and power lines down around Union and Pacific.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 27, 2002Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and power lines in the St. Clair area.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, April 27 to 28, 2002Several large tree limbs were blown down around town.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 27, 2002ASOS at the Columbia Regional Airport reported a wind gust of 70 mph. Some trees were downed in the area.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 27, 2002Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and power lines in the Lonedell area.
- Tornado in Illinois, April 27, 2002Around 1035 pm CDT, a tornado formed just southwest of Shiloh and started to cause damage. The worst damage occurred along Rio Verde Drive where 23 homes sustained some degree of damage. Two large buildings at the Yorktown Golf Club were also damaged.
- Tornado in Missouri, April 27, 2002An F2 tornado, plus associated destructive convergent winds around the tornadic circulation, caused extensive damage from 2 miles west of the Willow Springs Highway Patrol Headquarters, northeast to a mile and a half northeast of Willow Springs along Highway 378.
- Hail in Illinois, April 27, 2002Amateur radio spotters reported 3/4 inch hail.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 27, 2002Wind instruments at Scott Air Force Base recorded a wind gust of 71 mph. Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 27, 2002Storm spotters reported wind damage south of Breese. The tin roof was blown off a pole barn, a garage door and the siding on the garage was damaged, and some windows were broken.
- Hail in Missouri, April 27, 2002A local television station reported 1 inch hail south of Troy. An off duty National Weather Service employee reported 3/4 inch hail east of Troy.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 27, 2002Trees were blown down over Highway 19 north of Winona.
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 27, 2002The County Emergency Management Agency reported trees down along Highway 150 in the Chester and Percy areas.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 27, 2002The County Sheriff Department reported trees down blocking County Road WW northeast of Womack.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 27, 2002Storm spotters reported numerous trees down in Salem. Some of the trees fell on homes causing minor roof damage.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 27, 2002Trees were down in Piedmont.
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, April 28, 2002Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous roads across southwest and west central Indiana.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 27, 2002Numerous trees and power lines were blown down countywide, including T Highway west of Perryville, E Highway northeast of Perryville, and County Road 816 west of Brewer. Power lines were down on Highway 51N.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 28, 2002Roof damage to a few homes. Trees down...including large top portion of a 16 inch diameter healthy tree, whose top was found 100 feet away from the rest of the tree.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 27, 2002Power lines were blown down.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 27, 2002A thunderstorm macroburst with peak winds from 80 to 90 MPH damaged numerous buildings. A few storage buildings and several weak structures such as barns were destroyed. The damage path length was about 3 miles, and the width was up to 880 yards.
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 27, 2002Thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree.
- Hail in Arkansas, April 27, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 27, 2002Trees were blown down.
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 27, 2002Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs.
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 27, 2002Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and power lines.
- Hail in Arkansas, April 27, 2002
- Tornado in Missouri, April 27, 2002This strong tornado with peak winds near 180 MPH touched down in a rural area southwest of Marble Hill. A total of 19 residences were severely damaged, and 6 were destroyed. Approximately 10 of the residences were mobile homes and 15 were single-family homes.
- Hail in Illinois, April 27, 2002
- Hail in Illinois, April 27, 2002
- Hail in Illinois, April 27, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 27, 2002A trained spotter reported a gust to 60 MPH.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 27, 2002Numerous trees were blown down, including one that fell on a house and another that blocked a road. A barn was blown down on Route 127 a few miles north of Murphysboro.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 28, 2002Trees were down in Colp, and an off-duty meteorologist estimated gusts to 60 MPH near Herrin.
- Hail in Illinois, April 28, 2002
- Tornado in Illinois, April 28, 2002The tornado struck Galatia directly, damaging about 55 structures and destroying several. Peak winds were estimated between 120 and 130 MPH. The roof of a car wash was blown off, and then the walls collapsed on a police cruiser that was sheltered there.
- Hail in Illinois, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 28, 2002Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees, and several houses were damaged. A home in southwest Edwards County was damaged when a very large tree was uprooted and fell on the house.
- Hail in Arkansas, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 28, 2002Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 28, 2002Two trees were blown down.
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 28, 2002The tornado first touched down in very hilly terrain in the Shawnee National Forest and then tracked east, crossing Route 127 just north of Mill Creek. The tornado then directly struck the community of Dongola, where most of the damage and casualties occurred.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 28, 2002Trees and power lines were down throughout the county. A woman received minor injuries from being struck by flying debris. A tree landed on a mobile home, causing moderate damage but no injuries.
- Hail in Illinois, April 28, 2002Quarter size hail was reported on the south side of Carmi.
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 28, 2002A few trees were blown down.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 28, 2002A tin roof was damaged, and a large tree was down on a swing set.
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 28, 2002Multiple trees were blown down, including one on a car and another on an outbuilding. The damage was near the Toyota plant on Highway 41.
- Hail in Illinois, April 28, 2002
- Tornado in Illinois, April 28, 2002This tornado was produced by the same supercell thunderstorm that spawned a long-track tornado over southern Union and southwest Johnson Counties. This tornado touched down along U.S. Highway 45, about 3 miles south of Vienna.
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 28, 2002Gusts estimated near 60 MPH downed trees.
- Tornado in Illinois, April 28, 2002The tornado touched down near Dixon Springs and tracked east, parallel and very close to Illinois Route 146. The path was through rural farm country and the Shawnee National Forest. A couple of farm buildings were damaged near the beginning of the track.
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 28, 2002Several trees were knocked down.
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 28, 2002This tornado crossed the Ohio River just upriver from Golconda, Illinois. It tracked eastward across northern Livingston County, over rural wooded and farm country. Many thousands of trees were blown down. Few structures were in the path of the tornado.
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 28, 2002Numerous trees and power poles were down.
- Tornado in Missouri, April 28, 2002A brief touchdown occurred in a small wooded area along Route 162 in extreme southeast New Madrid County. Several large trees were snapped at the base. No structures were involved.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 28, 2002An spotter estimated a wind gust to 70 MPH occurred on Interstate 24, about one mile south of the Johnson County line. Highway construction signs were blown down. Extensive damage occurred at a nearby farm, where damage was estimated around a quarter million dollars.
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 28, 2002This relatively weak, short-lived tornado was spawned by the same supercell thunderstorm that produced longer and more destructive tornadoes over Livingston County and eastern Crittenden and Webster Counties.
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 28, 2002This short-lived tornado crossed U.S. Highway 60 northeast of Marion, downing numerous trees. This tornado was one in a series of tornadoes spawned by a supercell thunderstorm that tracked eastward across Livingston, Crittenden, and Webster Counties.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002The tornado touched down just west of Tiptonville and tracked northeast just north of Tiptonville. Eleven mobile homes were destroyed and another twelve were damaged. A shed was demolished. Five homes were also damaged. Numerous trees were blown down.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 28, 2002Trees were uprooted countywide, and three major power poles were down.
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, April 28, 2002The tornado was spawned by a long-lived supercell that originated over southeast Missouri and tracked across southern Illinois and western Kentucky.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 28, 2002Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002The tornado crossed into central Breckinridge County from Perry County, IN. The tornado lifted periodically as it crossed eastern Breckinridge County, and reached the Irvington area around 0325 EST. A 52 year old male was killed in a mobile home in Irvington.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002A mobile home was overturned in Sacramento. A tree fell on a house, and a carport was damaged in Island. Power lines and trees were down in Livermore.
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Ohio, April 28, 2002Trees and wires were downed at US 62 and Tri County Highway.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Sheriff reported trees down.
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Thunderstorms producing heavy rain moved across the southern part of the Cincinnati metro area during the early morning hours. Several roads were closed due to high water.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Trees were uprooted and power lines were downed.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Trees were down.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Trees were down.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002One tree was down.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002A tree was down across Kentucky Highway 89 North.
- Flash Flood in Maryland, April 28, 2002Heavy thunderstorm rains forced Buffalo Run Creek out of its banks, producing minor roadway flooding on Buffalo Run Road. Minor street flooding was also reported in the Oakland area.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002One tree was down.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002A tree was down.
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, April 28, 200231 people were injured. Most of them were treated and released from the hospital. 6 people had to be hospitalized, and one person was seriously injured and had to be Life-Flighted to Vanderbilt hospital.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Tree limbs and power lines were down and 1.00 inch hail was reported.
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, April 28, 2002A thunderstorm which moved through Fairfax County around 9 AM EDT on the 28th caused a lightning strike that started a fire at an office building in Oakton. The structure on Hunter Mill Road was burnt to the ground, resulting in $1.2 million in damage.
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Trees reported down along Highway 30 in western part of county.
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Metal buildings and trees blown down with a mobile home blown off its blocks. Metal siding was also blown off buildings.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 28, 2002Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. One of the trees landed on a house and caused significant damage.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002A car was damaged by large, falling tree limbs. Trees and power lines were also down in the area.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002One inch diameter hail was reported along with large tree limbs blown down.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Trees were down.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Golf ball size hail was reported in and around Somerset along Slate Branch and at the Somerset Mall.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Golf ball size hail was reported.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Windows were busted from large hail.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, April 28, 2002Thunderstorms developed across the eastern Great Lakes region during the afternoon hours. The thunderstorms produced hail up to 1.25" in diameter in parts of Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Wyoming counties. The thunderstorm downburst winds ripped down trees and power lines.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Cars were damaged from large hail.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Baseball size hail (2.75 inch diameter) damaged vehicles and homes. Trees were also down due to severe thunderstorm winds.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 28, 2002Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Golfball sized hail broke many windshields and caused much damage to vehicles.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Tornado in Ohio, April 28, 2002A strong F2 tornado touched down at 158 pm edt and caused major damage and two minor injuries along a path of just over seven miles. Major damage occurred along the path which was nearly a quarter mile in width at times.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Trees were down along Kentucky Highway 205.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Three trees were down at the Paintsville Country Club. Also, a golf cart with two men on board was lifted off of the ground.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002A thunderstorm wind gust to 60 MPH was measured by a spotter.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Penny sized hail was reported in Clarendon.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Thunderstorm winds blew trees down on a woman, injuring her leg, while driving a four wheel all terrain vehicle on Carpenters Branch.. Also one inch diameter hail occurred.
- Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002A storm producing two separate tornadoes moved across Mercer and Venango counties.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002A cooperative observer reported that several large branches, which were four to five inches in diameter, were down.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Trees and large branches were down.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Multiple trees and large branches were down.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Quarter sized hail reported across west Knoxville.
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Trees reported down across the entire county.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002A few trees were reported down in the far northern and far southern sections of the county.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Half dollar sized hail reported across west Knoxville.
- Tornado and Hail in West Virginia, April 28, 2002Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and power lines.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Golfball sized hail reported near Oneida.
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002An F1 tornado touched down at 2:01 PM EST around 10 miles west of the city of Butler. It traveled to the east-northeast and dissipated at around 2:06 PM EST 2 miles northwest of Butler. The estimated maximum winds along this 7-mile path were about 105 MPH.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 28, 2002Thunderstorm winds on the 28th produced damaging winds and hail up to golfball size.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in western Monroe County, then again in Lindside and Wolf Creek, and downed large trees in Princeton.
- Hail in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Nickel sized hail was reported in Ridgway.
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Large tree limbs were down.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Trees and power lines reported down.
- Hail in Virginia, April 28, 2002Nickle and golfball sized hail reported near Jonesville and Rose Hill.
- Hail in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Golf ball sized hail was reported in Duke Center.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Quarter sized hail reported on the west side of Sevierville.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Quarter sized hail reported across the eastern part of the county near Fall Creek.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Dime sized hail reported.
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Few trees down in the Harrogate vicinity.
- Hail in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Quarter sized hail was reported in Eldred.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Trees and wires were down in Warren.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Dime size hail reported along Stanley Valley road.
- Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002A storm spawning two separate tornadoes passed over southern Armstrong County, continuing eastward into Indiana County. The first tornado, an F0, touched down at approximately 2:45 PM EST just south of the town of Spring Church in Armstrong County.
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 28, 2002Trees reported down in Gate City.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Golfball size hail reported by spotter.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002An estimated 50 knot wind occurred along with one inch diameter hail.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Quarter size hail reported in Mosheim.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, April 28, 2002Thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 28th produced two tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail up to golfball size.A tornado formed in Bedford City and traveled east one half mile before dissipating.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Trees and wires were down in Westmont.
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002An F1 tornado touched down near the small town of Deckers Point (about 7 miles northeast of Clymer) at 3:10 PM EST. It traveled about 2 miles before dissipating at 3:13 PM EST.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Baseball size hail reported near German Creek.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Golfball size hail reported near Cherokee Park.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Dime size hail reported near the Bristol Speedway.
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 28, 2002Trees reported down in Benhams.
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Four trees reported down in the eastern part of the county.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, April 28, 2002Tree fell on house.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Dime size hail reported in Mosheim.
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Heavy thunderstorm rains inundated a section of Kentucky Highway 468 near Turkey Creak, and washed the road away with six to eight inches of water quickly flowing over the road.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Several telephone poles and wires were down.
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, April 28, 2002A long-lived supercell thunderstorm formed over northwest Rockingham County during the afternoon of the 28th. This severe storm moved east at 45 MPH, damaging property all of the way to the Potomac River. This same storm later produced a devastating F4 tornado in La Plata, MD.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002UNV ASOS measured a wind gust of 50 knots.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Hen egg sized hail was reported near Nittany Mall in State College.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Nickle size hail reported on Highway 421.
- Hail in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Baseball sized hail was reported one mile south of University Park Airport.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002An uninhabited mobile home rolled over several times from straight line wind gusts.
- Hail in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Penny sized hail was reported in Meyersdale.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Nickle size hail reported in Harrogate and 5 miles northeast of Tazewell.
- Hail in North Carolina, April 28, 2002Thunderstorms on the 28th produced hail up to half dollar size.
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Trees reported down.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Quarter size hail reported along Spivey Mountain Road.
- Hail in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Quarter sized hail was reported in Orbisonia.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 200270 trees were reported down on Hyner Run Road in Renovo.
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 28, 2002Thunderstorms with high winds moved through the Eastern Panhandle between 5 and 7 PM EDT on the 28th. In Grant County, a power pole was downed in Lahmansville. Hail was reported in Mt. Storm.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Trees were reported down in Calvert.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Trees were reported down in Lewistown.
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Trees and power lines reported down near Dayton.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Trees were reported down 2 miles east of Mifflinburg.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Numerous trees were down in Williamsport.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002A roof was blown off of a building in Montgomery.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Trees and wires were down in Kratzerville.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Trees and wires were down iin Sunbury.
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, April 28, 2002Trees down.
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002The tornado touched down near Bennett Road just Northeast of Jerseytown around 1655 LST, then moved East-Northeast just north of Welliversville before lifing off over Orange Township about 1705 LST.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Trees and wires were down in Danville.
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Large limbs reported blown off of trees near Baileyton.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Telephone poles were down 5 miles north of Shermans Dale.
- Hail in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Quarter sized hail was reported in Harrisburg.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Numerous trees were down in Boiling Springs.
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Trees reported down with damage to a roof and carport.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Golfball size hail reported.
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002A tornado touched down near Lindley Murry Road and Schoolhouse Lane in East Hanover Twonship, near the town of Ono. The tornado path length was 1.5 miles long, and the width was up to 150 yards. Top wind speeds were estimated at 90 mph, making this a category F1 tornado.
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Trees reported down along Highway 107 in the southeastern part of the county.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Trees were down in New Oxford.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Quarter size hail reported along Simerly Creek Road.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Golfball size hail reported in the northern part of the county.
- Hail in North Carolina, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Straight line thunderstorm winds downed dozens of trees in the Emigsville area of York County. Several out-buildings were knocked down as well.
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Trees reported down in Evensville.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Dime size hail reported in Evensville.
- Hail in North Carolina, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Straight line thunderstorm winds ripped roofs off several mobile homes in Lititz. Numerous trees were also reported down.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Golfball size hail reported.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002A severe thunderstorm tore down poles along Pennsylvania State Route 903 in and around Jim Thorpe.
- Hail in North Carolina, April 28, 2002Numerous reports of dime to quarter size hail in and around Newland.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Golfball size hail reported in Athens.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees in Vinemont within Spring Township.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, April 28, 2002A massive tornadic storm tore through Central Charles and Calvert Counties between 7 and 8 PM EDT on the 28th. The tornadoes it produced left a 64 mile path of destruction ranging from F1 to F4 damage.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Quarter size hail was reported between Rosalie and Flat Rock in eastern Jackson County.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Golf ball size hail was observed in Ider.
- Hail in North Carolina, April 28, 2002Dime size hail reported in Hayesville.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 28 to 30, 2002An amateur radio operator relayed to the Morristown, TN National Weather Service Office that there was dime size hail.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Nickle size hail covered the roads and knocked leaves off of trees.
- Hail in North Carolina, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002A severe thunderstorm tore down a couple of trees in New Hanover Township.
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 28, 2002Severe thunderstorms pulled down tree limbs in Springfield Township and whole trees in Lower Makefield Township. In Lower Makefield Township, a sixty-five foot oak tree snapped near the base and crashed into the second floor of a home. A 35 ton crane was needed to remove it.
- Hail in Georgia, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 28, 2002A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines along U. S. Route 22 in Phillipsburg.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, April 28, 2002Tornado path length 16-18 miles. One house and several outbuildings destroyed near Hip Roof Road. Most of the damage along tornado path rated F0 to F1.
- Hail in North Carolina, April 28, 2002Dime to quarter size hail reported near Marble.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 28, 2002Wind gust moved large building/work shop, and tore front out of building.
- Hail in North Carolina, April 28, 2002Golfball size hail reported near Peachtree.
- Hail in North Carolina, April 28, 2002Dime size hail reported in Hayesville.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Dime size hail fell in Hazel Green.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Quarter size to one and one half inch diameter size hail was observed in and around the city of New Market.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in and around the city of Ardmore.
- Hail in Mississippi, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Georgia, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 28, 2002Trees and power lines were down.
- Hail in Tennessee, April 28, 2002Dime size hail reported in Bean Station.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Quarter to golf ball size hail was observed from the Madison County line just north of Garth to Skyline.
- Hail in Georgia, April 28, 2002
- Hail in South Carolina, April 28, 2002Reported in South Union.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 28, 2002Numerous trees and power lines were reported down near Lake Hartwell. At least one tree fell onto a house.
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 28, 2002A large tree was blown over and landed on a mobile home. No injuries were reported.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 28, 2002Numerous trees and power lines were reported down. In addition, gutters were reportedly torn off of some homes.
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 28, 2002Large plastic covers were blown off of a greenhouse.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Dime size hail was observed in and around the city of Athens.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Quarter to baseball size hail was reported in and around the city of Scottsboro. A few large trees were also uprooted.
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Alabama, April 28, 2002Three quarter inch diameter size hail fell in Sylvania. One home suffered minor fire damage when it was struck by lightning.
- Hail in South Carolina, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 28, 2002Four to five inch limbs were reported down.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Dime to golf ball size hail fell all around the Huntsville metropolitan area. Hail reports began in extreme southeast Limestone County in the City of Madison and extended across much of Huntsville. City of Madison actually falls in both Limestone and Madison counties.
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 28, 2002Power lines were reported down.
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 28, 2002A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and wires in Cumberland County from Hopewell Township east through Millville. Power outages were reported in Hopewell Township. Pea to marble size hail also fell during the thunderstorm.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Quarter size hail was observed in Mentone.
- Hail in North Carolina, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Delaware, April 28, 2002Hail as large as quarters damaged 180 new and used cars just south of Smyrna. The cars were slightly dented, the worst damage to any one vehicle was $1,500.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Dime size hail was reported near the Pisgah community, south of Ardmore on SR 251.
- Hail in South Carolina, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Penny size hail was reported in Fort Payne.
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, April 28, 2002The same severe thunderstorm that dropped large hail just south of Smyrna, tore down a few trees from Leipsic to Little Creek across northeastern Kent County.
- Hail in New Jersey, April 28, 2002Dime size hail fell in Weymouth Township. Farther east from Estell Manor east through Margate pea to marble size hail fell.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Golf ball size hail was reported across the southern parts of the city of Huntsville.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Nickel to golf ball size hail was observed from Gadsden to Glencoe.
- Hail in Kentucky, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 28, 2002Damaging winds from a severe thunderstorm tore down numerous large tree limbs in Dennis Township, especially in Dennisville.
- Hail in North Carolina, April 28, 2002
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Quarter size hail fell in the city of Piedmont.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Penny size hail was reported northwest of Fruithurst near the Talladega National Forest.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 28, 2002Several trees and power lines were blown down from east of Argo to Branchville to Moody. Penny size hail was also reported with this storm.
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 28, 2002Several trees and power lines were knocked down in the Ohatchee area.
- Hail in Alabama, April 28, 2002Dime size hail was observed in Oak Grove.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 28, 2002Several trees and power lines were blown down, a few radio towers were knocked down, and several windows were blown out of businesses in the Roanoke area. Dime size hail was also reported with this storm.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 29, 2002A few trees down in and around town. Pea sized hail also fell.
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 2002Damaging thunderstorm winds moved through the city of Roanoke. One large police communications tower was blown down and landed on a police vehicle. Several trees and power lines were knocked down around the city.
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 2002A few trees were knocked down and one of these trees landed on a house in north Birmingham. No injuries were reported.
- Hail in Alabama, April 29, 2002Nickel size hail was observed in Argo.
- Hail in Arkansas, April 29, 2002
- Hail in Arkansas, April 29, 2002
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- Hail in Arkansas, April 29, 2002
- Hail in Alabama, April 29, 2002Golfball to quarter size hail fell between Jackson and Grove Hill. No damage was reported from the hail.
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 2002Trees and power lines were blown down by high thunderstorm winds near Needham. Golfball size hail was also reported in the area.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 29, 2002A man was injured after being struck by lightning.
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 2002Trees were blown down near Monroeville as thunderstorms moved through the area. Nickel size hail was also reported near Bermuda.
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 2002Trees were blown down near Castleberry as thunderstorms moved through the area.
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 2002Trees were blown down near Dixie as thunderstorms moved through the area.
- Hail in Florida, April 29, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 29, 2002Several severe thunderstorms moved across the Big Country and the northern Concho Valley producing hail up to two inches in diameter and winds to 70 mph. Several structures received damage as a result of the storms.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 29, 2002A dryline extended roughly north to south through the eastern Permian Basin...Lower Trans Pecos...and Big Bend regions.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, April 29, 2002Downed trees reported by the Bay County EMA.
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Sources
NOAA NCEI, U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025), https://doi.org/10.25921/stkw-7w73, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.