Hail in Brooke County, West Virginia

Hail August 12, 2023 · Brooke County, West Virginia

1.75 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Golf ball sized hail was reported by the media near Bethany, WV.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Bethany (40.2000, -80.5800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1131944. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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