Large hail falls onto a deck in Oak Ridge on Aug. 1. (Photos by Donato DiGregorio)
An afternoon storm that lashed Oak Ridge on Aug. 1 pounded parts of the city with one-inch-diameter hail.
Meteorologist Jessica Winton said the National Weather Service in Morristown received many reports of hail as big as a quarter, which is “kind of average” over East Tennessee.
Winton said the Weather Service received reports of a few trees down in Farragut from the storm, and one large tree down on the north side of Oak Ridge.
Winds gusted up to 43 mph in Oak Ridge during the storm.
Hail peppers parts of Oak Ridge during an Aug. 1 storm.
Oak Ridge School Board member Dan DiGregorio took pictures of the hail on his deck and in his yard.
Susie Williams Taylor says
My daughter-in-law was in OR…her vehicle sustained major damage….just happy she’s okay!
John Huotari says
I wondered how many people would have cars damaged by the hail, which was fairly intense in parts of Oak Ridge even if only for a short period of time.