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Event Details:
Event | Hail |
Magnitude | 1.00 in. |
State | VIRGINIA |
County/Area | TAZEWELL |
WFO | RNK |
Report Source | Public |
NCEI Data Source | CSV |
Begin Date | 2012-07-01 09:40 EST-5 |
Begin Location | 5SSE RICHLANDS |
Begin Lat/Lon | 37.0331/-81.7853 |
End Date | 2012-07-01 09:40 EST-5 |
End Location | 5SSE RICHLANDS |
End Lat/Lon | 37.0331/-81.7853 |
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 ridge over the central U.S. set the stage for scattered to numerous severe storms that developed in the early morning and persisted much of the day and into the night. The storms were triggered by the remains of a mesoscale convective system (MCS) that dropped southeast across the southern Appalachians in the morning hours while strong surface heating created a very unstable air mass as the day progressed. Strong wind shear, steep lapse rates and instability that was approaching 3000 J/kg by mid-morning contributed to the intensity of the storms. The Mountain Empire, New River Valley and Southside Virginia saw most of the activity which featured mainly severe, damaging high winds but also some hail. |
Event Narrative | Quarter size hail fell 5 miles south-southeast of Richlands. |
Event Map:
All events for this episode:
Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals: | 0 | 2 | 103.55K | 0.00K | |||||||
SHEVA | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 00:00 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
DORAN | TAZEWELL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 09:30 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
DORAN | TAZEWELL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 09:32 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CLAYPOOL HILL | TAZEWELL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 09:40 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
RICHLANDS | TAZEWELL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 09:40 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CLIFFIELD | TAZEWELL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 09:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
PUCKETTS STORE | TAZEWELL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 09:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.50K | 0.00K |
CERES | BLAND CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 10:07 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
MARION | SMYTH CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 10:10 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
MARION | SMYTH CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 10:14 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
RURAL RETREAT | WYTHE CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 10:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 kts. MG | 0 | 2 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
HILLTOWN | CARROLL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 10:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
MOUTH OF WILSON | GRAYSON CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 10:30 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.60K | 0.00K |
SHORTS CREEK | CARROLL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 10:40 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
HILLSVILLE | CARROLL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 10:41 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
AUSTINVILLE | WYTHE CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 10:46 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
KIBLER | PATRICK CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 11:20 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
LYNCH STATION | CAMPBELL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 12:19 | EST-5 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 0.25K | 0.00K | |
HURT | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 12:28 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 7.50K | 0.00K |
RICHLANDS | TAZEWELL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 22:00 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
TAZEWELL | TAZEWELL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 22:05 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
BURKES GARDEN | TAZEWELL CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 22:25 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 8.00K | 0.00K |
SALTVILLE | SMYTH CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 22:42 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
CATRON | WYTHE CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 22:50 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
FLATRIDGE | GRAYSON CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 22:50 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
PEARISBURG | GILES CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 22:55 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.50K | 0.00K |
RUGBY | GRAYSON CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 22:55 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.10K | 0.00K |
CROCKETT | WYTHE CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 23:03 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.10K | 0.00K |
NEWBERN | PULASKI CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 23:05 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
ELK CREEK | GRAYSON CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 23:12 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.10K | 0.00K |
COWAN | PULASKI CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 23:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 1.50K | 0.00K |
PATTERSON | WYTHE CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 23:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.60K | 0.00K |
BLACKSBURG | MONTGOMERY CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 23:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
GRANT | GRAYSON CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 23:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
SIMPKINSTOWN | PULASKI CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 23:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
DELHART | GRAYSON CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 23:30 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.20K | 0.00K |
ADNEY GAP | ROANOKE CO. | VA | 07/01/2012 | 23:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.60K | 0.00K |
Totals: | 0 | 2 | 103.55K | 0.00K |