Hail in Fairfax (c) County, Virginia

Hail August 18, 2011 · Fairfax (c) County, Virginia

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Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Quarter sized hail was reported in Fairfax.

The wider storm

A southerly flow around high pressure off the east coast produced hot and humid conditions. The hot and humid conditions combined with colder air aloft associated with an upper-level trough to produce moderate amounts of instability. Some thunderstorms that developed produced damaging wind gusts and large hail.

Began near Fairfax (38.8600, -77.2800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 342485. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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