Hail, Russell
- When
- May 11, 1:42 PM EST
- Where
- Russell County, 0.69 mi N of Purcell
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.940, -82.150
Quarter size hail was reported.
Hail in Virginia, May 11, 2018
A lone thunderstorm became severe over a small part of Southwest Virginia generating a brief period of severe hail.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 MRX wrote it up.
A lone thunderstorm became severe over a small part of Southwest Virginia generating a brief period of severe 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 Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 11, 12:20 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 11, 12:20 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Morristown TN 120 PM EDT Fri May 11 2018 .AVIATION...18Z TAFs A weak shortwave translating over southern portions of East Tennessee will cause a few isolated showers and thunderstorms mainly over northeast TN and southwest VA this afternoon. All TAF sites will remain VFR with limited chances of these showers to affect the airfields. Overnight generally calm winds with thin cirrus expected. No convection expected for Saturday. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. TN...None. VA...None. && AC
Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 2:01 AM EST, 11 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 301 AM EDT Fri May 11 2018 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-120715- Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins- Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen- Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene- Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter- Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-NW Blount- Blount Smoky Mountains-North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains- Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe- Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East Polk-Lee- Wise-Scott-Russell-Washington- 301 AM EDT Fri May 11 2018 /201 AM CDT Fri May 11 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Southwest North Carolina...East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 11, 1:25 PM EST, 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 225 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2018 VAZ002-006-008-111915- Washington VA-Wise VA-Russell VA- 225 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL RUSSELL...EASTERN WISE AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT... At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cleveland Va, or near Lebanon, moving southeast at 5 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Lebanon, Cleveland Va, St. Paul, Hansonville, Castlewood and Holston. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3692 8233 3704 8217 3689 8191 3670 8215 TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 315DEG 6KT 3693 8219 DH
Local storm report, May 11, 1:42 PM EST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
242 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 PM HAIL TUSCULUM 36.18N 82.75W
05/10/2018 E1.00 INCH GREENE TN PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
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MBLACKThe radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:40 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flood in Washington, May 11 to 31, 2018
- Flood in Alaska, May 11 to 14, 2018
- Strong Wind in Arizona, May 11, 2018
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Iowa, May 11 to 13, 2018
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, May 11, 2018
- Hail in Wyoming, May 11, 2018
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, May 11, 2018
- High Wind in Arizona, May 11, 2018
- Flooding in Iowa, May 11 to 18, 2018
- Tornadoes in Nevada, May 11, 2018
- High Wind in New Mexico, May 11, 2018
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, May 11 to 12, 2018
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, May 2018
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: 745926.