Hail in Monroe County, West Virginia

Hail April 8, 2020 · Monroe County, West Virginia

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

Hail, ranging in size from 0.88 to 1.5 inches in diameter, was observed falling from a severe thunderstorm across several locations within the community of Lindside.

The wider storm

Organized severe thunderstorms developed in an unseasonably warm, unstable airmass ahead of an approaching cold front, triggered as a series of strong upper level disturbances passed across central Appalachians. Strong winds aloft being pushed to the surface contributed to the large swaths of sustained damaging winds, while low freezing levels were a factor in the large hail that was observed.

Began near Lindside (37.4501, -80.6748).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 876354. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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