Hail — Fayette, Alabama

2023-07-02 · near Hubertville, Fayette, Alabama

Event narrative

Half-dollar size hail reported on Victor Road.

Wider weather episode

An extremely moist and unstable summertime air mass was in place across Alabama on July 1st through July 2nd with excessive heat warnings and heat advisories in effect. PWAT's were also high with values near 2 inches, which produced high values for microburst potential. Several upper short wave troughs rotated around the north side of an upper ridge centered along the Gulf Coast, and triggered numerous strong to severe thunderstorms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1120197. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.