Hail — Bristol (c), Virginia

2014-07-27 · near Bristol, Bristol (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Golf ball sized hail was reported in the City of Bristol.

Wider weather episode

A potent upper-level storm system impacted the region on Sunday, July 27th, bringing severe weather along with locally heavy rainfall. There were several reports of straight-line wind damage and golf ball to baseball sized hail. A storm system of this magnitude is highly unusual for this time of year due to the strength of the front and the record cool temperatures it produced in the middle of the Summer season.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 526525. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.