Hail, Floyd
- When
- June 2, 3:30 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Floyd County, 4.1 mi SSE of Union
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -80.410
Hail covered the ground up to quarter depth.
Hail in Virginia, June 2, 2009
Severe afternoon thunderstorms on June 2nd developed in a warm, unstable air mass ahead of a slow-moving frontal boundary located north of the area. Numerous penny to quarter-size hail reports were received.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 afternoon thunderstorms on June 2nd developed in a warm, unstable air mass ahead of a slow-moving frontal boundary located north of the area. Numerous penny to quarter-size hail reports were received.
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 2, 1:10 PM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 1:10 PM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
210 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A BACKDOOR COOL FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY INTO THE REGION BY THURSDAY....AND THEN INTO THE CAROLINAS BY
FRIDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
ISOLATED STORMS DEVELOPING THE NW NC MTNS AND MTN EMPIRE REGION OF
VA ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SCATTERED ACROSS THE MTNS OF NW NC AND SW
VA TOWARD EVENING- ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. TONIGHT...THESE
STORMS SHOULD BE DIURNAL SO STILL EXPECT STORMS TO BE WANING BY LATE
EVENING...WITH PC SKIES OVERNIGHT. STAYED CLOSE TO METMOS/LOCAL MOS
ON LOWS- MOSTLY LOWER TO MID 60S...WITH SOME UPPER 50S IN THE MTNS.
FOR WEDNESDAY...SFC FRONT WILL HAVE MADE IT CLOSE TO THE MASON-DIXON
LINE BY WED MORNING...AND MORE NRN STREAM SHORT WAVES SHOULD HELP
INITIATE SHOWERS/TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS IT SINKS
SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE CWA. WILL BE A BIT STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW AND
MORE SHEAR...SO WITH THE EXPECTED INSTABILITY...MORE ORGANIZED
MULTI-CELL TSTMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE
STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THERE IS ENOUGH
SUPPORT FROM ALL OF THE MODELS TO RAISE POPS IN SE WV AND THE SW
MTNS OF VA TO LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WILL HAVE DECREASING POPS
TO THE SOUTHEAST THRU 00Z. WILL BE A GOOD RANGE IN HIGH TEMPS WED-
COOLER IN THE MTNS WITH MORE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS/TSTMS
DEVELOPING...STILL FAIRLY HOT IN THE PIEDMONT...ESPECIALLY
SOUTHSIDE VA AND NW NC.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY DROPS SLOWLY SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. WITH SURFACE AND 850 MB FRONT ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE UPPER
FLOW...LEANING TOWARDS THE SLOWER TIMING OF THE SURFACE FRONT
SINKING SOUTH INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY SIMILAR TO THE GFS.
INCREASED POPS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH TO
BLEND UP BETTER WITH LWX. LOW TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL VARY
FROM THE MID 50S IN THE NORTHWEST TO THE MID 60S IN THE SOUTHEAST.
BY THURSDAY...OUR AREA IS IN MORE FAVORABLE OVERALL SYNOPTIC SCALE
LIFT AIDED BY THE RIGHT REAR QUADRANT OF THE UPPER JET. ALSO
ON THURSDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTER WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
ON THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG
TO SEVERE...DEPENDING ON THE SOUTHERN PUSH OF THE FRONT. WITH ALL
THE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY...PLAYED HIGHS CLOSE TO
THE COOLER ENSEMBLE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
BY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSH ALL
THE WAY TO GEORGIA NORTHWARD TO THE NC COAST. A WAVE DEVELOPS
ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACKS NORTHEAST IN THE ATLANTIC FRIDAY IN
SATURDAY. ACROSS OUR AREA...NE SFC WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS THE SFC
HIGH BUILDS IN FRIDAY...PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND POSSIBLY SOME
SHOWERS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL FRIDAY.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS OUR REGION ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
SATURDAY...THE HIGH CENTER REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA AND ANOTHER
WEAKER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. MOISTURE SHOULD BE
LIMITED...KEPT A SLIGHT CHC OF TSTMS MAINLY IN FOR THE MTNS AND
FOOTHILLS. WITH MORE SUN SATURDAY...TEMPERATURES SHOULD REBOUND
INTO THE MID 70S IN THE NORTHWEST TO THE LOWER 80S IN THE
PIEDMONT. ON SUNDAY...THE RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN U.S. BUILDS AS A
STRONG SHORT WAVE AND ASSOCIATED SFC LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NEWD
ACROSS THE MIDWEST. THIS PUTS OUR REGION INTO A WARM ADVECTION
PATTERN. THERE MAY BE SOME ISOLATED TO SCT CONVECTION WITH BEST
CHANCE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL BE NEAR NORMAL...WITH READINGS
FROM THE UPPER 70S TO THE MID 80S. FOR MONDAY...THE SFC FNT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE MIDWEST SYSTEM TRACKING NEWD WILL APPROACH
FROM THE NORTHWEST. OUR FORECAST AREA WILL BE IN THE WARM
SECTOR...WITH A GOOD CHC OF AFT/EVE TSTMS. A COLD FRONT SWEEPS
EAST ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY. PLAYED HIGHS TUESDAY COOLER FROM
THE MID 70S IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA TO THE MID 80S IN THE
PIEDMONTS.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE THE PREDOMINANT AVIATION CATEGORY THE NEXT
24 HOURS. THERE WILL POCKETS OF RIVER FOG/VALLEY FOG THIS
MORNING...WHICH WILL BRING MVFR VSBYS TO DAN.
WE ARE EXPECTING SOME ISOLATED SHRA/TSRA OVER THE MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE BEST THREAT ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...SOUTH
OF ROANOKE. ANY STORMS WILL DISSIPATE AT SUNDOWN.
COULD SEE SOME FOG AGAIN TONIGHT AFTER 06Z AS DEWPOINTS WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT SLIDING SLOWLY SOUTH
TOWARD THE OHIO RIVER. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MVFR TO IFR FOG AT
LWB WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT LEFT IT OUT OF THE TAF FOR NOW. THICKER
HIGH CLOUDS ADVANCING INTO SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA FROM CONVECTION
IN THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT WOULD GREATLY LOWER THE THREAT OF FOG
IN LWB.
THIS COLD FRONT WILL BE BRINGING A RETURN OF SHWRS/TSTMS AND BRIEF
PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR WITH HEAVIER RAINFALL...WED-FRI...ESPECIALLY
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
&&
.CLIMATE...
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT IN THE OHIO VALLEY
WILL LEAD TO INCREASES IN TEMPERATURE. ATTM...THE RECORDS THAT MAY
GET BROKEN WILL BE BLF/BCB FOR TUESDAY.
RECORDS HIGHS...
TUE JUNE 2 WED JUNE 3
BLACKSBURG 87/1991 86/1961
ROANOKE 96/1951 100/1936
BLUEFIELD 83/1978 81/2002
LYNCHBURG 98/1925 97/1936
DANVILLE 102/1951 100/1951
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JJ
NEAR TERM...JJ/KK
SHORT TERM...AMS/KK
LONG TERM...JJ/KK
AVIATION...AMS/DS/WP
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 2:00 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 300 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>046-058-059-031900- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 300 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>017-022-032>034-031900- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- 300 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ018>020-023-024-035-047-WVZ042>045-031900- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-BUCKINGHAM- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 300 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AND THE MAIN THREAT WOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 1:52 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
252 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
NCZ002-021915-
ALLEGHANY NC-
252 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ALLEGHANY COUNTY...
AT 250 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GLADE VALLEY.
THIS STORM IS NEARLY STATIONARY.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR GLADE VALLEY AROUND 315 PM.
LAT...LON 3643 8107 3649 8109 3650 8095 3647 8096
3647 8097 3644 8096 3642 8096
EXPERIMENTAL
DSSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 2:11 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 311 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 NCZ002-021945- ALLEGHANY NC- 311 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ALLEGHANY COUNTY... AT 310 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPARTA... MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. THIS STORM WILL STAY OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY. LAT...LON 3656 8103 3650 8098 3649 8110 3656 8113 EXPERIMENTAL DS
Local storm report, Jun 2, 2:52 PM EST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
352 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0322 PM HAIL 1 S BOONE 36.19N 81.67W
06/02/2009 E0.88 INCH WATAUGA NC PUBLIC
IN DECK HILL COMMUNITY
&&
JJACKSONSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 2:57 PM EST, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 357 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 NCZ002-022030- ALLEGHANY NC- 357 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ALLEGHANY COUNTY... AT 357 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPARTA. THIS STORM IS NEARLY STATIONARY. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR SPARTA AROUND 420 PM AND WHITEHEAD AROUND 430 PM. LAT...LON 3655 8110 3647 8108 3645 8120 3654 8120 EXPERIMENTAL DS
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 3:11 PM EST, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 411 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 NCZ018-022115- WATAUGA NC- 411 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WATAUGA COUNTY... AT 409 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR BLOWING ROCK...NORTH INTO THE BOONE AREA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. LAT...LON 3626 8167 3622 8155 3613 8159 3613 8171 EXPERIMENTAL JJ
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:31 UTC.
Event by event
12 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Floyd
- When
- June 2, 3:31 PM EST
- Where
- Floyd County, 4.96 mi SSE of Union
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.733, -80.417
Hail, Grayson
- When
- June 2, 3:45 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Grayson County, 0.23 mi S of Rugby
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.617, -81.450
Hail, Grayson
- When
- June 2, 3:45 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Grayson County, 1.22 mi SSW of Rugby
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.603, -81.456
Hail, Grayson
- When
- June 2, 4:09 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Grayson County, 4.53 mi E of Whitetop
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.607, -81.539
Hail, Patrick
- When
- June 2, 4:22 PM EST to 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Patrick County, 3.48 mi N of Kibler
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -80.452
Hail, Patrick
- When
- June 2, 4:22 PM EST to 4:32 PM EST
- Where
- Patrick County, 2.29 mi WNW of Charity
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.837, -80.256
Hail, Franklin
- When
- June 2, 5:28 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 1.14 mi SE of Hardys Ford
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.208, -79.805
Hail, Floyd
- When
- June 2, 5:52 PM EST
- Where
- Floyd County, 2.29 mi NW of Willis
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.872, -80.511
Hail, Pulaski
- When
- June 2, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, 0.29 mi SW of Parrott
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 37.217, -80.633
Hail, Tazewell
- When
- June 2, 7:05 PM EST
- Where
- Tazewell County, 1.03 mi ESE of Richlands
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.095, -81.802
Hail, Giles
- When
- June 2, 7:12 PM EST
- Where
- Giles County, Rich Creek
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.380, -80.830
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 2009
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- Tornado and Flash Flood in Ohio, June 2 to 3, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 2, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 2, 2009
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, June 2, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 2, 2009
- Hail in Indiana, June 2, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 2, 2009
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 2009
- Dust Devil in Nevada, June 2, 2009
- Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, June 2, 2009
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 2009
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: 181727, 184828, 181731, 181761, 181767, 181783, 181785, 181814, 181813, 181815, 181816, 184831.