Hail — Fairfax (c), Virginia

2000-06-02 · near Fairfax, Fairfax (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Dime sized hail fell.

Wider weather episode

During a hot and humid afternoon, a cold front crossed the region. This front triggered thunderstorms, some of which contained damaging winds and large hail. In Fauquier County, a wind gust of 80 MPH was recorded in Warrenton which downed trees. Half dollar to tennis ball sized hail also fell across the community. In Loudoun County, marble sized hail fell in Ashburn. In Prince William County, trees and power lines were downed. Dime sized hail fell in Manassas. In Fairfax County, dime sized hail fell in Fairfax, McLean, Tyson's Corner, Burke, and Duncan. Pea sized hail fell in Great Falls and Picket. Marble sized hail fell in Centreville and Springfield. Nickel sized hail fell in Dranesville and Clifton, and walnut sized hail fell near Wolftrap and Vienna. IN Annandale, winds gusted to 60 MPH and dime to nickel sized hail fell. A wind gust of 58 MPH was recorded at Ft. Belvoir. Trees were downed in Falls Church where pea to marble sized hail fell. In Arlington County and in Alexandria, pea sized hail fell and trees and power lines were downed. Across Northern Virginia, 46,000 customers lost power as a direct result of the storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5154332. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.