Hail in Falls Church (c) County, Virginia

Hail April 23, 2005 · Falls Church (c) County, Virginia

0.75 in

Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

A very strong cold front moved across the mid-Atlantic region on April 23, 2005. This front interacted with a moist and unstable airmass to generate significant strong to severe thunderstorms and high winds. Wind damage was reported across portions of central and northern Virginia, and southern and central Maryland, as well as across the Tidal Potomac and upper Chesapeake Bay marine waters. Damaging large hail was also reported in many locations with this storm system.

Began near Falls Church (38.8833, -77.1833).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5450546. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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