Hail in Waldo County, Maine

Hail August 2, 2011 · Waldo County, Maine

1.5 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A severe thunderstorm produced 1.50 inch hail in Troy.

The wider storm

A strong shortwave digging into northern New England produced plunging mid and upper level temperatures resulting in steep lapse rates across the forecast area. Freezing levels dropping to around ten thousand feet set the stage for large hail with some of the stronger cells.

Began near Troy (44.6600, -69.2400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 340726. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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