Hail in Winchester (c) County, Virginia

Hail May 31, 2008 · Winchester (c) County, Virginia

0.75 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter reported penny sized hail near US 522 and South Pleasant Valley Road in Winchester.

The wider storm

A cold front moved south across the Mid Atlantic on May 31st. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of the cold front. Several of these storms became severe, producing damaging winds that downed trees and power lines and large hail over an inch in diameter.

Began near Winchester (39.1680, -78.1630).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 99278. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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