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Event Details
| Event | Hail |
| Magnitude | 1.00 in. |
| State | VIRGINIA |
| County/Area | FRANKLIN |
| WFO | RNK |
| Begin Date | 08/01/2012 18:06:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Range | 0 |
| Begin Azimuth | N |
| Begin Location | BOONES MILL |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 37.12/-79.97 |
| End Date | 08/01/2012 18:06:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A broad, weak upper trough persisted across the eastern U.S., a continuation of the pattern from late July. With a very moist, unstable air mass present across the region and the presence of the upper trough, scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and persisted even past midnight. The storms generally progressed from the southern Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia to Roanoke and south central Virginia during the late afternoon/evening. Then, around 10 pm EDT, a new area of thunderstorms developed in northwest North Carolina, which also quickly became severe. The main event from all of these thunderstorms was severe hail, namely quarter-sized or larger. The Roanoke area was particularly hard hit when a supercell drifted across the city from northeast to southwest. Isolated thunderstorm wind events were also reported. |
| Event Narrative | The Franklin County Fire Department observed quarter-sized hail at Boones Mill. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.756M | 0.00K | |||||||
| MILLBORO | BATH CO. | VA | 08/01/2012 | 14:49 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MILLBORO | BATH CO. | VA | 08/01/2012 | 15:15 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GLASGOW | ROCKBRIDGE CO. | VA | 08/01/2012 | 16:20 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ROANOKE CITY | ROANOKE CO. | VA | 08/01/2012 | 17:20 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 1.250M | 0.00K |
| SALEM (C) | SALEM (C) CO. | VA | 08/01/2012 | 17:28 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K |
| CAVE SPG | ROANOKE CO. | VA | 08/01/2012 | 17:45 | EST-5 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K | |
| BOONES MILL | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 08/01/2012 | 18:06 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ROANOKE CITY | ROANOKE CO. | VA | 08/01/2012 | 18:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| ASPEN | CHARLOTTE CO. | VA | 08/01/2012 | 19:15 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.756M | 0.00K |
