Hail in Alleghany County, North Carolina

Hail May 6, 2022 · Alleghany County, North Carolina

0.75 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Penny to dime size hail reported near Sparta.

The wider storm

Several rounds of severe storms developed in advance of a cold front. Multicellular clusters and supercells were the primary storm modes during this event which contributed to damaging winds, large hail, and one tornado. CAPE values were 1,000 to 2,500 j/kg with helicity values near 300 m2/s2.

Began near Sparta (36.4912, -81.1459).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Rockingham County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1023541. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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