Andrews AFB reporting HAIL! AT 16 DEGREES

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Andrews AFB reporting HAIL! AT 16 DEGREES

#1 Postby Stormsfury » Sun Feb 16, 2003 10:41 am

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CENTRAL MARYLAND...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN VIRGINIA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
BALTIMORE HVY SNOW 13 12 96 NE14 30.56F VSB 1/4 WCI -2
ANDREWS AFB HAIL 16 16 100 NE14 30.52F VSB 1/8 WCI 1
WASH NATIONAL SNOW 16 12 84 NE17 30.56F VSB 1/2 WCI 0
DULLES HVY SNOW 14 11 87 NE15G21 30.55S VSB 1/4 WCI -1
QUANTICO NOT AVBL
WINCHESTER NOT AVBL
STAUNTON LGT SNOW 16 14 93 NE10 30.40S VSB 3/4 WCI 3
ROANOKE LGTSLEET 21 19 92 N7 30.33S VSB 1/2
LYNCHBURG LGT SNOW 19 16 88 NE16 30.37S VSB 1 WCI 4
DANVILLE FRZ RAIN 25 23 92 MISG 30.34R FOG
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#2 Postby Rob-TheStormChaser » Sun Feb 16, 2003 12:08 pm

Pretty warm aloft....kinda spooky to see the ground that cold though.
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I've Seen Hail

#3 Postby Aslkahuna » Sun Feb 16, 2003 3:16 pm

along with ZR at 22°F in MO, but what ADW is getting could be snow pellets which superficially resembles hail.

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#4 Postby JQ Public » Sun Feb 16, 2003 3:17 pm

???? maybe its snow pellets...isnt there such a thing?
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#5 Postby Stormsfury » Sun Feb 16, 2003 3:59 pm

Yes, JQ ... it was snow pellets or graupel ... soft hail ....

It was erroneously reported by Andrews AFB as hail ...
(Maybe an automated site)
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