Hail in Lincoln County, Wyoming

Hail June 12, 2016 · Lincoln County, Wyoming

1.5 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters and ping pong balls in Kemmerer and at the Port of Entry on the outskirts of town.

The wider storm

A moist southerly flow combined with an upper-level disturbance approaching from the west to trigger thunderstorms that moved northeast from Utah and became severe in southern Wyoming. Quarter-sized hail was reported from Green River to Rock Springs in Sweetwater County. Up to 400 customers were without power at the peak of the storm. Another severe thunderstorm moved into Lincoln County and dropped hail up to the size of ping pong balls in and around Kemmerer.

Began near Kemmerer (41.7914, -110.5769).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 630243. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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