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Event Details
| Event | Hail |
| Magnitude | 1.00 in. |
| State | VIRGINIA |
| County/Area | HENRY |
| WFO | RNK |
| Begin Date | 05/01/2012 14:38:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | WNW |
| Begin Location | FIGSBORO |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 36.78/-79.86 |
| End Date | 05/01/2012 14:38:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | The day started off with a decaying high pressure wedge situated across the piedmonts of Virginia and North Carolina, while a warm front was making its way northward across Kentucky into the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. A strong upper level disturbance moved eastward along the warm front from Kentucky into the mountains during the early part of the afternoon. Several strong to severe thunderstorms developed by mid afternoon as the disturbance moved east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, interacting with unstable air due to strong daytime heating. |
| Event Narrative | Nickle and quarter size hail was covering the ground at the Figsboro General Store. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 2 | 17.50K | 0.00K | |||||||
| SONTAG | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 05/01/2012 | 13:40 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CHATHAM | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/01/2012 | 14:25 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| FIGSBORO | HENRY CO. | VA | 05/01/2012 | 14:38 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KEELING | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/01/2012 | 14:41 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| HALIFAX | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 05/01/2012 | 14:57 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITE OAK | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 05/01/2012 | 15:00 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HALIFAX | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 05/01/2012 | 15:06 | EST-5 | Lightning | 0 | 2 | 0.50K | 0.00K | |
| HALIFAX | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 05/01/2012 | 15:06 | EST-5 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K | |
| NEWS FERRY | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 05/01/2012 | 15:10 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| SINAI | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 05/01/2012 | 15:10 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| RIVERDALE | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 05/01/2012 | 15:10 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 2 | 17.50K | 0.00K |
