Storm Drops Golf Ball-Sized Hail on Western West Virginia

The National Weather Service (NWS) placed millions of Americans under severe weather warnings on Monday, August 7, as excessive rainfall, high winds, hail, and flooding threatened midwestern and eastern states.

Video filmed by Corbett Grigsby on Monday afternoon shows hailstones as large as a golf ball falling in Huntington, West Virginia.

A tornado watch was in effect for Huntington until 6 pm local time, the NWS said.

Parts of Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and North Carolina were under a tornado watch on Monday afternoon. Credit: Corbett Grigsby via Storyful

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