Hail in Staunton (c) County, Virginia

Hail August 24, 2007 · Staunton (c) County, Virginia

0.75 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Law Enforcement reported penny size hail along North Augusta Street in the City of Staunton.

The wider storm

A weak front extending from southwest Pennsylvania through eastern West Virginia and into central North Carolina lifted north as a warm front to bring a hot and humid air mass to the region on August 24th. As this front moved north, scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across the Shenandoah Valley of central Virginia. Several of these storms became severe, producing damaging winds and large hail across Rockingham, Augusta and Albemarle Counties.

Began near Staunton (38.1500, -79.0700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 51896. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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