Flood Fatalities: May 2002 Monthly Total: 15 Vehicle Related: 8
| Day | State | County | Gender | Age | Circumstances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | PA | Philadelphia | M | 13 | 4 teens swimming in Tookany Creek in Philadelphia, heavy thunderstorm rains caused a rapid rise and one of the boys was unable to get out and swept downstream |
| 2 | WV | McDowell | M | ? | Body found near Pather WV |
| 2 | WV | McDowell | F | ? | found near Vivian, WV on Elkhorn Creek |
| 2 | VA | Buchanan | ? | ? | Reported on Knox Creek |
| 2 | KY | Pike | M | 25 | Reported as missing - more information pending |
| 7 | MO | Wright/Texas | F | 17 | Victim died after being swept off a low water crossing on Beaver Creek along the Wright/Texas County border. |
| 7 | MO | Jasper | M | 47 | Victim died after being swept off a low water crossing over Turkey Creek in Joplin (Jasper County) |
| 7 | WV | Nicholas | F | 20 | Car went into swollen Birch River and swept downstream |
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| 9 | MO | Newton | M | 62 | Victim is missing and presumed dead after being swept off a low water crossing and into Shoal Creek in Joplin, Newton County, MO. |
| 12 | MO | Iron | M | 43 | The man was trying to cross Stouts Creek on foot, managed to climb into a tree, but was washed away by rising waters |
| 12 | AR | Carroll | M | 25 | Truck swept away by flood waters while trying to cross low-water crossing |
| 13 | MO | Bollinger | M | 21 | Car was swept off State Highway 34 along the Crooked Creek 1 mile west of Marble Hill, Missouri at 415 am. |
| 16 | IL | Mason | M | 8 | Child fell into flooded Bath Chute on the Illinois River while playing on docked boat |
| 27 | AR | Scott | F | 65 | Elderly victim washed downstream in her car while attempting to cross flooded low water crossing |