Hail in Salem County, Virginia

Hail May 16, 1998 · Salem County, Virginia

1 in

Hail diameter

$50K

Damage as recorded

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

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms during the evening hours on the 16th produced hail up to baseball size, damaging winds, and damaging lightning.Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down on route 60 about 1 miles east of Amherst.Hail up to baseball size stripped leaves off of trees four miles west of Big Island.A light strike started a fire which damaged a home two miles northwest of Christiansburg.

Began near Salem (37.3000, -80.0700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5645962. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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