Hail — Brooke, West Virginia
2023-08-12 · near Bethany, Brooke, West Virginia
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Magnitude
Event narrative
Golf ball sized hail was reported by the media near Bethany, WV.
Wider weather episode
A mid-level shortwave trough moved across the northern Great Lakes with a belt of stronger flow moving through the southern Great Lakes. Scattered thunderstorms
developed through midday into the afternoon. Forecast soundings showed some low-level hodograph curvature. Supercells evolved ahead of the cold front and create a large hail and tornado threat.
View location on OpenStreetMap → (40.2000, -80.5800)
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1131944. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.