Hail — Kent, Rhode Island
2019-06-30 · near Apponaug, Kent, Rhode Island
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Event narrative
Between 2:27 PM EST and 2:36 PM EST there were four reports of hail in Warwick RI. The largest hail was one and one-quarter inches in diameter and occurred at 2:36 PM. Hail at 2:27 PM was one inch in diameter. The two other reports were three-quarter inch diameter and seven-eighths inch diameter.
Wider weather episode
A pool of cold air above the surface moved over Southern New England during June 30.
This created sufficient instability to cause thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind. The cold air moved off to the southeast that night.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 825554. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.