Golf ball-sized hail, toppled trees reported in Virginia as storms pounded mid-Atlantic
Hail was reported in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon and evening. Most of the reports showed hail the size of quarters had fallen. Stormy weather led to a ground stop at Washington's Dulles International Airport near Arlington, Virginia.
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WASHINGTON – Powerful storms that moved across the mid-Atlantic on Monday, dropping large hail and produced damaging winds along the way.
Several Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued along the line of storms that stretched from West Virginia through the Delmarva Peninsula and into southern New Jersey. Damaging wind gusts and large hail were the primary threats with any severe storms that developed.
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Large hail, damaging wind reported
Hail was reported in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon and evening. Most of the reports showed hail the size of quarters had fallen.
A FOX Weather viewer shared an image of "gumball-sized" hail that had fallen in Alexandria, Virginia. Others shared images of quarter-sized hail that fell in buckets in Brambleton, Virginia.
![A person holds quarter-sized that fell in Brambleton, Virginia, on April 15, 2024.]()
Image 1 of 5A person holds quarter-sized that fell in Brambleton, Virginia, on April 15, 2024. (Tom McGinn/X)
![Hail covers the ground in Brambleton, Virginia, on April 15, 2024.]()
Image 2 of 5Hail covers the ground in Brambleton, Virginia, on April 15, 2024. (Tom McGinn/X)
![Moth ball-sized hail falls in West Falls Church, Virginia, on April 15, 2024.]()
Image 3 of 5Moth ball-sized hail falls in West Falls Church, Virginia, on April 15, 2024. (Marie E./X)
![Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter pelted Alexandria, Virginia, on April 15, 2024.]()
Image 4 of 5Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter pelted Alexandria, Virginia, on April 15, 2024. (Brianna Coviello)
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Image 5 of 5"Unbelievable hail storm today in Brambleton, VA. Gumball sized hail. It’s 81 degrees F, " the homeowner posted on social media. ( )
A video showed the hail falling like snow in Brambleton. According to M Roussey on X, formerly Twitter, the hail was the size of gumballs.
Oh, hail no but it looks like snow in Brambleton, Virginia
"Unbelievable hailstorm today," the homeowner posted on social media. It may look like snow but don't be fooled, the temperature was 81 degrees in Brambleton, Virginia.
Stormy weather led to a ground stop at Washington's Dulles International Airport near Arlington, Virginia. Isaac Harris recorded a video showing hail that was reportedly dime-sized falling at the airport.
Severe storms pound Dulles Airport with hail
A severe storm passed over Dulles Airport near Washington, D.C. and dropped hail that came down so fast, it looked like snow. The FAA issued a ground stop until the threat passed.
According to storm reports from the National Weather Service, the largest hail reported was in Arcola, Virginia, where golf ball-sized hail fell in Hanson Park.
Winds of more than 50 mph were reported around the Richmond, Virginia, area. That's where the NWS received several reports of trees being knocked down.
About 15,000 power outages were reported as of Monday evening, according to PowerOutage.us.