Hail — Stafford, Virginia

2024-12-31 · near Garrisonville, Stafford, Virginia

Event narrative

Quarter size hail was reported off VA-642 Barrett Heights Road.

Wider weather episode

A cold front intersected an unseasonably warm and humid airmass across the Mid-Atlantic, resulting in bands of thunderstorms that produced localized gusty to damaging winds and some hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1223836. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.