Hail — Galax (c), Virginia

2011-06-11 · near Galax, Galax (c), Virginia

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 323897. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.