Hail — Roanoke, Virginia
2024-05-22 · near Catawba, Roanoke, Virginia
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Event narrative
A few hailstones the size of quarters were reported on Blacksburg Road.
Wider weather episode
Isolated storms developed in the afternoon hours, and were mainly terrain driven from afternoon heating and strong destabilization. Very little upper level support helped to limit the coverage of severe storms. Steep lapse rates and low freezing levels resulted in storms producing large hail and localized damaging winds.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1181530. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.