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Hail in Charlottesville (c) County, Virginia
Hail August 6, 2020 · Charlottesville (c) County, Virginia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Quarter size hail was reported near the US-250 Bypass in the City of Charlottesville.
The wider storm
A slow-moving warm front sparked multiple rounds of isolated severe thunderstorms across the Middle Atlantic on Thursday, August 6th, 2020. The first moved through the greater DC metro area during the early morning hours. The second was a supercell that moved across the southern Shenandoah River Valley and central Virginia Piedmont, causing significant damage and unusually large hail for so late in the season. A final (third) round of thunderstorms affected northern Virginia with isolated wind damage during the mid to late evening hours.
Began near Rio (38.0469, -78.4794).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 901084. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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