Hail in Radford (c) County, Virginia

Hail August 26, 2010 · Radford (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

Dime to nickel size hail fell.

The wider storm

A combination of daytime heating, instability and low-level moisture ahead of a cold front resulted in scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the stronger cells produced golf-ball size hail and winds up to 60 mph causing tree damage.

Began near Radford (37.1300, -80.5700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 256790. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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