At around 2:20pm this afternoon, a strong thunderstorm developed over Brevard, NC and dropped dime to quarter sized hail across the majority of the city. Below you can see the radar grab from when the storm developed along with the precipitation classification (red=hail).
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Utterly massive hailstorm in Brevard right now! @WLOS_13 @NWSGSP pic.twitter.com/K5ohHfGmOk
— Carolyn Morrisroe (@CarolynMorrisro) April 9, 2019
Video Courtesy of Laura Leatherwood.
Hail also fell in other places around WNC including Highway 441 on Cowee Mountain. Felicia Garrett Troyer sent in this video of traffic pulled off to the side of the road between Sylva & Franklin, NC.
Another crazy hail video sent into AshevilleWX from WNC this afternoon. This one taken from Highway 441 by Felicia Garrett Troyer between Sylva & Franklin, NC. I would hate to be those bikers! #ncwx #avlwx #hail pic.twitter.com/X1iLHpDEeQ
— AshevilleWX (@Hvward) April 9, 2019