Hail, Madison
- When
- June 10, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, 1.38 mi S of Brightwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -78.200
Penny size hail was reported near Brightwood.
Hail in Virginia, June 10, 2009
A stationary boundary remained over the region while an upper-level disturbance passed through. These systems combined with warm and humid air ahead of the boundary to trigger showers and thunderstorms.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 LWX wrote it up.
A stationary boundary remained over the region while an upper-level disturbance passed through. These systems combined with warm and humid air ahead of the boundary to trigger showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms were severe, producing large hail.
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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 10, 2:12 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 2:12 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 312 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS... SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC...KEEPING PERIODIC UNSETTLED CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /TONIGHT/... ISOLD TSTMS HV ALREADY DVLPD IN AND N OF THE CWA AHD OF THE MAIN TSTM COMPLEX OVER WV. SPC HAS INDICATED THERE IS A PSBLTY OF AREA BEING PLACED IN A WATCH BOX IN NEXT HR OR TWO. AMT OF CLD CVR...LOWER TEMPS AND DWPTS...AND LGT WINDS THRUT THE ATMOSPHERE WL ALL HELP TO MAKE TDAS SVR THREAT LOWER THAN YDA...BUT IF ANY SVR WERE TO HAPPEN HAIL/DOWNBURSTS ARE MOST LKLY THREATS...ALONG W/ HVY RAIN. AFT STORMS MOVE THROUGH (AFT MDNGT) AREA WL RMN UNDER XTSV CLD CVR. LOWS RANGE FM A60 IN THE HIGHLANDS TO U60 ALONG THE BAY/CTIES. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY/... AND WHILE A BRK FM THE TSTM THREAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IT DOESNT APPEAR THU WL BE THE DAY. BNDRY WL RMN OVR THE AREA...AND CNVCTN WL AGN BE LKLY TO DVLP DURG AFTN HRS. W/ CLD CVR XPCTD AGN THU THIS WL HOLD HIGH TEMPS DOWN TO L80S E OF THE BLUE RIDGE. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AFTER THE ONGOING CONVECTION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT DISSIPATES OVERNIGHT AND MOVES TO THE ENE...THE AREA WILL STILL REMAIN FAIRLY UNSTABLE FOR THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND IN FACT THRU THE WEEKEND. IT APPEARS THE LONGWAVE UPPER TROF THAT WILL DIP DOWN INTO THE LOWER OHIO VLY AND MID ATLC WILL KEEP STEADY AREAS OF CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES MOVING NEARLY DUE EAST FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VLY TO THE MID ATLC COAST. MODELS HAVE AND ARE CONTINUING TO DIVERGE DAILY ON HOW THESE EVENTS WILL PLAY OUT...BUT THE CERTAINTY REMAINS TO BE THE FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...WEAK LEE TROFS AND SFC BOUNDARIES STREAMING INTO THE REGION EVERY 12 HRS OR SO FROM LATE WED THRU POSSIBLY SUNDAY...SOME STRONGER THAN OTHERS. EACH AFTN /WHICH THE DAYTIME HEATING BRINGING TEMPS UP INTO THE M/U80S...DEWPOINTS REMAINING STEADY IN AT LEAST THE 60S AND AT TIMES TO NEAR 70/ HAS AT LEAST A LOW CHANCE OF SCATTERED TSTMS. THE WEAKER THE MID LEVEL FLOW...THE BETTER THE CHANCE ACROSS THE WRN ZONES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS W/ TERRAIN CIRCULATION STORMS. THE STRONGER THE FLOW...THE BETTER THE CHANCE E OF THE BLUE RIDGE. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL LIKELY FORCE THE MID ATLC UPPER TROF TO SLIDE OFF THE COAST. A FEW WEAK MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCES STILL MAY SLIDE SE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND ACROSS THE MID ATLC EARLY IN THE WEEK...BRINGING MORE LOW CHANCE POPS INTO MID NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /THIS EVE THROUGH MONDAY/... TSTMS LKLY DURG EVE HRS. WHERE IT DOES RAIN FOG DVLPMNT IS PSBL AFTR MDNT. TSTMS AGN PSBL THU AFTN. MORE CHANCES OF TSTMS EACH DAY THRU INTO THIS WEEKEND. OTHERWISE... VFR CONDITIONS W/ SCATTERED BANDS OF MID CLOUD DECKS. EARLY NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BEGIN TO TAKE OVER THE MID ATLC WX...THO STILL A LOW CHANCE OF TSTMS EXISTS NEARLY EVERY DAY THRU MID NEXT WEEK. && .MARINE... WINDS XPCTD TO BE BLO SCA VALUES TNGT AND THU. MAIN PROBLEM WL BE PSBLTY OF TSTMS OVER THE WATERS THIS EVE AND AGN THU AFTN. SCA CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY ON FRIDAY W/ THE BEST SLY CHANNELING ACROSS THE BAY. SCATTERED TSTMS EXPECTED INTERMITTENTLY EACH DAY /MAINLY EACH AFTN...THO A FEW OVERNIGHT STORMS POSSIBLE AS WELL/ THRU THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... DC...NONE. MD...NONE. VA...NONE. WV...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && PRODUCTS...WOODY/GMS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 10:10 AM EST, 6 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1110 AM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 111015- CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS- CALVERT-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- 1110 AM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY. THERE MAY BE A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH FLOODING AS THE MAIN CONCERN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051- WVZ050>055-501>504-111015- WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN- ORANGE-CULPEPER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON- HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- 1110 AM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY. THERE MAY BE A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH FLOODING AS THE MAIN CONCERN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 10, 3:43 PM EST, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
443 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE MOUNT RAINIE 38.92N 76.94W
06/09/2009 PRINCE GEORGES MD TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE OAK TREES DOWN ON 3400TH BLOCK OF 38ST
&&
CORRECTED EVENT TIME
BJLLocal storm report, Jun 10, 3:44 PM EST, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
444 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0504 PM TSTM WND DMG TOWSON 39.40N 76.62W
06/09/2009 BALTIMORE MD TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN. LARGE BRANCHES DOWN. POWER OUTAGES.
&&
CORRECTED EVENT TIME
BJLLocal storm report, Jun 10, 3:48 PM EST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
448 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0624 PM HAIL 2 NNW TYE RIVER 37.67N 78.96W
06/09/2009 M0.75 INCH NELSON VA PUBLIC
&&
CORRECTED EVENT TIME...LOCATION
BJLSpecial weather statement, Jun 10, 3:49 PM EST, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 449 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 VAZ039-040-051-102130- MADISON VA-CULPEPER VA-RAPPAHANNOCK VA- 449 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT MADISON...CULPEPER AND RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTIES... AT 449 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HAYWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE BRIGHTWOOD...SLATE MILLS...OAKPARK...LEON...REVA...FORDSVILLE AND BOSTON. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. KRAMAR
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:56 PM EST, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 456 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 MDZ502-WVZ050-055-504-102145- HARDY WV-HAMPSHIRE WV-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY MD- EASTERN MINERAL WV- 456 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT HARDY...HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY AND EASTERN MINERAL COUNTIES... AT 456 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HEADSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE ROMNEY AND FORT ASHBY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL TO ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. KRAMAR
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 4:01 PM EST, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 501 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 MDZ009-VAZ042-053-102145- MONTGOMERY MD-LOUDOUN VA-FAIRFAX VA- 501 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT MONTGOMERY...LOUDOUN AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES... AT 501 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER GREAT FALLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE POTOMAC...NORTH POTOMAC...GERMANTOWN...ROCKVILLE...GAITHERSBURG... ASPEN HILL AND MONTGOMERY VILLAGE. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. KRAMAR
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:07 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Frederick
- When
- June 10, 4:14 PM EST
- Where
- Frederick County, 2.76 mi N of Mountain Falls
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 39.160, -78.400
Penny size hail was reported near Wilde Acres.
Hail, Frederick
- When
- June 10, 4:36 PM EST
- Where
- Frederick County, 1.75 mi ENE of Mountain Falls
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -78.370
Quarter size hail was reported about two miles southeast of Wilde Acres.
Hail, Frederick
- When
- June 10, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Frederick County, 0.69 mi N of Stephens City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 39.090, -78.220
Quarter size hail was reported about near Stephens City.
Hail, Page
- When
- June 10, 6:21 PM EST
- Where
- Page County, 0.88 mi NW of Fairview
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.660, -78.440
Penny size hail was reported near Luray.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 180933, 180932, 180934, 180935, 180936.