Hail — Nantucket, Massachusetts

2020-06-29 · near (ack)nantucket Mem A, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Dime size hail was reported on Nantucket.

Wider weather episode

A mid-level cold pool provided the instability for scattered severe thunderstorms, with large hail and damaging winds in western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut during the mid-afternoon hours. Franklin County, MA was particularly hard-hit by damaging winds. Also, wind shear helped trigger some near-severe storms with hail and heavy rain in southeast Massachusetts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 900179. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.