Hail in Galax (c) County, Virginia

Hail August 30, 2024 · Galax (c) County, Virginia

0.88 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Nickel size hail fell at Walmart.

The wider storm

The cold front that was over the region on the 29th, made limited progress eastward on the 30th. This feature continued to serve as the focus for afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm development. A few of these storms increased to severe levels causing damaging winds which downed trees. There were also two occurrence of hail ranging from nickel to quarter size.

Began near Galax (36.6926, -80.8810).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211931. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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