Damage to a friends car caught in the hail near Middleburg
© Randy BennDamage to a car caught in the hail near Middleburg
Baseball-size hail, damaging winds and at least one possible tornado raked through Virginia, Maryland and the District on Thursday in the region's most intense severe thunderstorm day so far this year.

Five tornado warnings were issued in the D.C. region Thursday afternoon and night, beginning with storms west of Interstate 81 in Morgan and Berkeley counties in West Virginia. As the storms tracked southwest, tornado warnings were issued for parts of Clarke, Loudoun and Fauquier counties. The National Weather Service said it will be inspecting damage in Morgan County and that it is considering surveying reports of possible tornado damage in Berkeley and Clarke counties.

As of 11 a.m., none of the possible tornadoes had been confirmed. Photos taken during the storms do not actually indicate that any of the funnels were on the ground.

Baseball-size hail in Middleburg, Va.
© Teresa Dubovsky Baseball-size hail in Middleburg, Va.
Hailstones the size of baseballs fell in Middleburg, Va., on the border of Loudoun and Fauquier counties. Numerous cars were damaged, their windshields blown out and bodies dented.



Hail in Middleburg, Va., on Thursday night.
© Jennifer Piehler Zickel Hail in Middleburg, Va., on Thursday night.
One of our Capital Weather Gang community members, who goes by "Pamsm" on the blog, told us in a comment that leaves and small branches covered the ground in Middleburg after the storm, and it will be a "massive clean-up effort":
I don't know how widespread it was, but Middleburg got the hailstorm from hell (hellstorm?). Literally (and I use that term advisedly) golf-ball size hail that pounded down until the ground was covered. It sounded like an army of people throwing rocks at the house. It was terrifying. Many window screens destroyed (holes in screens, frames bent and broken), some storm panels shattered, roof tiles broken.

I am no spring chicken, but I have never seen anything like this before in my life. This is Kansas weather.
Wind damage was the most widespread impact of the storms. Dozens of trees fell across the region, including in the District.
Tree took out at least one vehicle in Cleveland Park NW DC. @capitalweather pic.twitter.com/IQiOegPi3v

— Ian Livingston (@islivingston) June 17, 2016
This mother smartly advises that her kids get in the basement as branches from her walnut tree are ripped off by strong winds. Just because you're not under a tornado warning doesn't mean you can't experience life-threatening conditions.
Intense wind and rain last night. This mom smartly tells her kids to get in the basement. https://t.co/gUJUwClK1B pic.twitter.com/icRDGQ4aVB

— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) June 17, 2016
Storm spotters reported over 150 instances of storm damage from hail and wind across Virginia and Maryland. There were no reports of injuries in the D.C. region, but one injury was reported from wind damage in Allegheny, Pa., when a tree fell on a car.

Thursday's damage was widely distributed across the Mid-Atlantic. The vast majority of reports were damaging wind with a couple instances of large hail (2 inches or larger) and exceptionally high wind gusts (at least 75 mph).