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Serious-Size Hail in NW IA!!
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 11:22 am
by Guest
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1103 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM HAIL SPENCER 43.15N 95.15W
05/21/2004 2.50 INCH CLAY IA TRAINED SPOTTER Softball-size hail!
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 11:47 am
by wx247
Wow!!! That is some serious hail.
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 12:31 pm
by Hoosierwxdude
Ummm baseball size is 2.75" so that is barely baseball size.
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 12:45 pm
by StormCrazyIowan
Still is far bigger than any I have ever seen! Where was I?! Oh yeah.... at work!
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 7:34 pm
by azskyman
Big storms roaming in northern Illinois now will probably be producing large hail as well.
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 7:38 pm
by Pebbles
HEY! no jinxing me! LOL *tickles*
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 7:53 pm
by BL03
HAIL DIAMETER SIZE DESCRIPTION
1/4" Pea Size
1/2" Small Marble Size
3/4" (Severe Criteria) Penny or Large Marble Size
7/8" Nickel Size
1" Quarter Size
1 1/4" Half Dollar Size
1 1/2" Walnut or Ping Pong Ball Size
1 3/4" Golf Ball Size
2" Hen Egg Size
2 1/2" Tennis Ball Size
2 3/4" Baseball Size
3" Teacup Size
4" Grapefruit Size
4 1/2" Softball Size