Hail — Pendleton, West Virginia

2023-07-14 · near Franklin, Pendleton, West Virginia

Event narrative

Hail up to quarter size was reported at the state police office.

Wider weather episode

A cold front slowed as it approached the Appalachian Mountains, intersecting a hot, humid, and unstable airmass. This resulted in scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms, several of which became severe producing widely scattered instances of wind damage and isolated large hail. A couple of localized considerable instances of wind damage were noted near Washington, DC, and its western suburbs.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1107702. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.