Hail — Russell, Alabama

2018-07-21 · near Ladonia, Russell, Alabama

Event narrative

Golf ball sized hail and winds estimated near 60 mph in the town of Ladonia.

Wider weather episode

A unseasonably cold core upper low was centered over the Ohio Valley States. Northwest flow aloft pushed several fast moving short wave troughs through East Alabama on July 21st and July 22nd. The combination of cold air aloft and moist low levels of the atmosphere produced very unstable conditions across east Alabama with CAPE values 4000-5000 J/kg each afternoon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 776732. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.