Hail in Tucker County, West Virginia

Hail June 2, 2019 · Tucker County, West Virginia

1.75 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The public reported nickel to golf ball sized hail at Canaan Valley State Park.

The wider storm

A slow-moving frontal boundary dropped south from the Great Lakes during the first two days of June. On the 2nd, as the front sank across Ohio and Pennsylvania, storms were able to fire near and south of the Mason-Dixon Line around midday, with activity continuing through the afternoon. Surface-based CAPE values near and over 2000 J/kg were observed. While the day before was characterized more by damaging wind gusts, sufficient shear and CAPE in the -10C to -30C layer meant that large hail reports ruled the day. Quarter to ping-pong ball sized hail was observed in a few cases.

Began near Buena (39.0200, -79.4700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 829727. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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