Hail — Matanuska Valley, Alaska

2015-08-18 · near Wasilla, Matanuska Valley, Alaska

Event narrative

Largest hail reports were estimated from social media to be around 1.0 inch. An NWS employee reported 1.0 inch drifts of pea-sized hail.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms developed over the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys before moving over Cook Inlet and dying out. One storm over populated areas produced large hail. Another thunderstorm appeared severe on radar but was not in a populated area and did not produce any local storm reports.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 593758. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.