Apr 10 2011 Hail Storm

[Gunner46]

This one came in Very quickly, very little warning. We started to heas thunder for about 5 minutes, then the cloups just opened up, and within a minute it souned like Santa had done a Crash Landing in the roof !

 

[Gunner46]

Apr '11 Hail Storm

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This one came in Very quickly, very little warning. We started to heas thunder for about 5 minutes, then the cloups just opened up, and within a minute it souned like Santa had done a Crash Landing in the roof !

 

[tarheel]

We got off light; I saw pics sent in by viewers to Channel14 of some stones that were 2.5-2.75 inches in diameter. That'll put a knot on your punkin and a dent in your ride.

 

[noharleyyet]

90% chance of t-storms last night and we remain drier than a bone here. Need moisture bad.

 

[Gunner46]

Both of us, here at the house, have lived in OK., and know the warnings of a Tornado coming. So, as soon as the hail stopped we were outside watching the sky. And Yep, two cloud banks were circling at a pretty good clip. One bank south of us was really trying to tighten up for a minute, but never closed in. The north one was too spread out to affect us, but was moving faster.....and away !

 

[trevore]

I wish we could get some rain this way. I'd prefer to pass on the stones, though! Hope nothing was damaged.

 

[fishing4sanity]

I hope nothing was damaged. I farm for a living and so hail storms are a real threat, I've seen the whole year's work ruined in minutes.

 

[Gunner46]

Dumba$$ 'Trip' ( 80 #, 9 month Black Lab) decided the little falling balls were too much Not to try to fetch.....for about 10 seconds ! LMFAO.. He busted out into the back yard at High Speed, to skreech into an abrupt halt, about faced, and beat his battered knoogin back into the house even Faster !

 

[highmountian]

Man, you sure you didn't pull them out of the freezer, yikes those are big!

 

[Spitz]

My parents live in Charlotte and had plenty of siding destroyed on the house and a car all dented up in that storm. Wish I had been there for the party!

 

[elk_hunter]

Wow, those are big. Glad you guys are okay!

 

['Ike']

Damn! Crazy big...

 

[hardscrabble]

90% chance of t-storms last night and we remain drier than a bone here. Need moisture bad.

I wish we could send some moisture your way. It is an absolute mess up here. This is across the road from my house. The flood waters are coming over the road three lots down.

 

[mdunc8]

That looks like a great place to be taking pictures.

 

[1_pointer]

That looks like a great place to be taking pictures.

That could be a shocking experience...

We've had some hail here, but nothing nearly as big as shown. One night we were having some pea sized hail and my almost 4yr old wanted to go pick some up. Believing that first hand experience is a good teacher I let him run out and grab a few. He came running back into the house and said, "Dad, that rain is hard!"

 

[JASON LEE]

hail makes me happy.