Hail — Salem (c), Virginia

2019-08-01 · near Salem (c), Salem (c), Virginia

Wider weather episode

A slow moving upper level trough moving through the area, combined with weak steering flow aloft, and ample heat and humidity allowed for numerous slow-moving severe thunderstorms to develop across Virginia, bringing large and damaging hail and severe wind gusts. A barn was destroyed by severe wind, lightning caused an apartment fire and hail up to two inches in diameter fell in Roanoke City resulted in thousands of dollars in damage across Virginia. In addition, very heavy rainfall occurred especially in parts of northeast Bedford County and the City of Lynchburg where 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in several hours causing some flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 848259. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.