Hail — Montour, Pennsylvania

2014-05-22 · near New Columbia, Montour, Pennsylvania

Wider weather episode

A cold front triggered scattered severe thunderstorms over the middle and lower Susquehanna River Valley during the mid-afternoon. A moderately favorable combination of instability and shear yielded multiple reports of large hail (some 2+ diameter) just east of the Danville area near the Montour-Columbia county line. The very large hail produced significant property damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 510571. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.