April 9th Supercell Hailers

Overview

A cool wedge was in place along and east of the Blue Ridge. During the morning areas to the west and south saw sunshine and an increase in instability throughout the day. The remnant wedge front was oriented east to west along the NC/VA border and provided a focus for thunderstorms. Strong shear helped storm organization and led to strong updrafts with hail up to the size of golf balls occurring..

Radar loop of hail producing storms over southern VA into NC April 9th.


Storm reports from April 9th, 2021	Arcus/Roll Cloud in Martinsville, VA April 9th (credit Chris White)	Large hail along U.S. 58 near Danville/South Boston, VA (credit: Trained Spotter)

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