Hail, Franklin
- When
- June 6, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Rocky Mt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.000, -79.883
Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 6, 2005
Severe thunderstorms during the evening of the 6th produced hail up to nickel sized near Rocky Mount in Franklin county. Thunderstorm winds during the evening of the 6th downed trees near Huddleston in Bedford.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms during the evening of the 6th produced hail up to nickel sized near Rocky Mount in Franklin county. Thunderstorm winds during the evening of the 6th downed trees near Huddleston in Bedford.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 6, 6:39 PM EST, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 6:39 PM EST, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 739 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 .AVIATION... SCTD TSRA CONTG ACROSS THE AREA WITH BEST CONCENTRATION ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN THE ROA VCNTY. WILL CONT INCLUSION OF CONVECTION AT ERN TAF SITES THIS EVENING...WITH OCNL MVFR/IFR CIGS/VSBYS BEFORE INCLUDING MORE FOG AND LOW CIGS OVERNGT. FOG LOOKS TO LIFT MID MORNING TUE BEFORE GIVING WAY TO MORE SCTD CU/BKN AC AND PSBLY MORE CONVECTION TUE AFTN. .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)... OVERALL PATTERN KEEPS AREA UNDER UPPER RIDGE WITH WARM 8H TEMPS. AREAS RADARS SHOWING SCT TSRA MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AT THIS TIME BUT AS TAIL OF OH VLY SHRTWV COMES THRU AND THEN WEAK SFC FNT SCT TSRA SHUD MOVE EAST ACRS THE CWA. SFC DEW POINTS REMAIN IN THE MID 60S TO AROUND 70S SO WITH THE LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT EXPECT FOG FORMATION AGAIN. ON TUESDAY...NOT AS MUCH UPPER SUPPORT SO COVERAGE OF TSRA WILL NOT BE AS WIDESPREAD...MORE LIKELY ALONG FAVORED TOPOGRAPHIC AREAS ACROSS THE MTN EMPIRE-NW NC MTNS. DURING THE EVENING...A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY WORK THERE WAY INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT SECTIONS ALONG THE VA/NC BORDER. MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE DEW POINTS...WENT WITH WARMER MET GUID FOR LOWS TONIGHT. ALSO LEANED TOWARD WARMER MAV GUID FOR MAX TEMPS ON TUESDAY. && .LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... CENTER OF UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL WOBBLE AROUND THE WESTERN ATLANTIC BETWEEN THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE AND THE SE COAST. WEAK SHORT WAVES WILL TRACK ALONG THE OUTER RINGS OF THIS RIDGE BRING SOME LIFT TO CREATE DIURNAL CONVECTION. TEMPS NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL WITH HAZE HUMID DAYS AND MUGGY NIGHTS. WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ONE OF THESE SHORT WAVES WILL TRACK INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. DURING THIS TIME...A SFC HI WILL MOVE FROM SE CAN INTO THE NE COASTAL WATERS. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL COMBINE TO BRING SE FLOW TO THE AREA. WITH MOISTURE AND SFC REFLECTION IN THE REGION...INCREASE CHC FOR -SHRA/TSRA IN THE AREA WITH BETTER FOCUS ALONG EASTERN UPSLOPE COUNTIES WED NGT-THU NGT. WITH RIDGE INCREASING HGHTS...CONVECTION WILL BE BETTER DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS AND DEPENDANT ON THE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER. QPF DURING THIS TIME WILL REMAIN LIGHT. FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY... RIDGE BECOMING OCCLUDED AS IT REMAINS OFF THE US SE COAST. THIS WILL BLOCK ANY FRONTAL SYSTEM FROM ENTERING THE REGION. TYPICAL DIURNAL SUMMER CONVECTION POSSIBLE WITH 30/40 POP. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && AMS/RCS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 11:40 AM EST, 7 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1240 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>018-022-023-032>035-043>047-058-059- 071100- ASHE-ALLEGHANY-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 1240 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. VAZ019-020-024-WVZ042>045-071100- ALLEGHANY-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 1240 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COLD FRONT MOVING OUT OF THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AMS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 6, 3:30 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
430 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM TSTM WND GST 5 E CLIFTON FORGE CITY 37.82N 79.73W
06/06/2005 0 MPH ALLEGHANY VA COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 42
&&
JWHITESpecial weather statement, Jun 6, 4:42 PM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 542 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 VAZ012-015-016-062258- CARROLL-GRAYSON-WYTHE- 542 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 ...TORRENTIAL RAINS AFFECTING THE AREA... THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE FROM ELK CREEK IN GRAYSON COUNTY...EAST TO INTERSTATE 77 IN WYTHE AND CARROLL COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS AN INCH AND A HALF IN AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. WATCH FOR LOW LYING FLOODING ALONG DITCHES AND CULVERTS ALONG THE SIDE OF HIGHWAYS. WATER WILL ALSO POND ON THE ROADS CREATING A HYDROPLANING HAZARD. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW MORE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THESE STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN BY DUSK. 05
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 6:08 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 708 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 VAZ022-023-034-070013- BEDFORD-BOTETOURT-ROANOKE- 708 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 ...HEAVY RAINS TO PRODUCE LOW LYING FLOODING... THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHERN BOTETOURT INTO THE VINTON AREA...EAST INTO WESTERN BEDFORD COUNTY THROUGH 815 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOOK FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND STREETS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VINTON AREA...NORTH INTO SOUTHEASTERN BOTETOURT COUNTY. DITCHES AND CULVERTS WILL ALSO OVERFLOW WITH WATER WHICH WILL POND ON THE ROADS. BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA THROUGH 900 PM. 05
Local storm report, Jun 6, 6:19 PM EST, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
719 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM TSTM WND GST MAX MEADOWS 36.97N 80.93W
06/06/2005 0 MPH WYTHE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN
&&
JWHITELocal storm report, Jun 6, 6:37 PM EST, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
737 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0735 PM HAIL BLUE RIDGE 37.38N 79.82W
06/06/2005 0.75 INCH BOTETOURT VA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JWHITELocal storm report, Jun 6, 6:39 PM EST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
739 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0738 PM HAIL CAVE SPRING 37.22N 80.01W
06/06/2005 0.75 INCH ROANOKE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JWHITEThe radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:08 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Franklin
- When
- June 6, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 1 mi N of Rocky Mt
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.017, -79.883
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- June 6, 8:25 PM EST
- Where
- Bedford County, Huddleston
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.167, -79.483
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5461301, 5461302, 5461303.