When the local National Weather Service offices issue severe thunderstorm warnings, they include information on the magnitude of the hail and wind threat forecasted. So each warning contains expected hail size and wind speed. The featured chart presents the frequency of these threats since they were implemented in the warning product. Our most recent severe weather event on Monday had four warnings issued for 80 mph winds and seven warnings for two inch hail or larger. The hail size must be one inch diameter or larger to verify the warning. The wind speed must be greater than 58 mph for it to verify the warning.

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