Hail in Salem (c) County, Virginia

Hail September 2, 2011 · Salem (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 size hail covered the ground.

The wider storm

Energy associated with the approach of an upper storm system arrived during the peak heating of the day. This combined with plenty of low level moisture across the region helped to generate numerous showers and storms. Some of these storms reached severe levels and produced damaging winds and large hail.

Began near Salem (c) (37.2900, -80.0900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 346554. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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