Hail in Galax (c) County, Virginia

Hail June 11, 2011 · Galax (c) County, Virginia

1 in

Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

Early morning convection developed along an outflow boundary in advance of an approaching cold front. By the afternoon, strong to severe storms occurred as increasing temperatures helped to destabilize the atmosphere even further. A mixture of damaging winds and large hail occurred.

Began near Galax (36.6900, -80.8800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 323897. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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