It's HAILING

Guardian said:
It's hailing here ...about pea sized, and it's 76 deg :shock:
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About 2 months ago, we had the same thing happen out of the blue here in Atlanta. It was a little bigger though. I felt the same way, as it was over 70 degrees also.
 
EmeraldHope said:
About 2 months ago, we had the same thing happen out of the blue here in Atlanta. It was a little bigger though. I felt the same way, as it was over 70 degrees also.
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I'm 2-3 hours from Atlanta, and we just just had a string of tremendous lightning storms go through...again. The power went out, but came back..and the DSL is still out. The rain pH is 5.4 :(
 
There's nothing unusual about getting hail when the ambient temperature is still above 20 degrees Celsius (68 F). Where I used to live, severe thunderstorms would often result in large hail. The temperature before the thunderstorm struck would very often be in the low 30s (Celsius). The most important process in hail formation is having a deep layer of cloud which is below zero degrees Celsius, and very strong updrafts. The strong updrafts are usually the result of strong surface heating, leading to "parcels" of air which are warmer and lighter than their surroundings. The stronger the updrafts you have, the longer ice particles will be suspended, and the larger the hail that forms. Melting occurs as the hail falls back down to the surface, but if the hail is large enough to begin with, you still get hail on the ground, even if the temperature is still quite warm. Naturally the temperature begins to rapidly cool with the onset of hail and precipitation (and the formation of a thing called a "cold pool", but that's getting into a lot of meteorological jargon which I won't expand upon here).
 
Guardian, Send some of those storms this way. My yard is literally gone save for some decorative grass. All I have is some leaves and dirt for a yard and that's in the shady backyard.

It has been unusually hot this summer with sporadic rain that's been really heavy and quick.
 
ScottD said:
Guardian, Send some of those storms this way. My yard is literally gone save for some decorative grass. All I have is some leaves and dirt for a yard and that's in the shady backyard.

It has been unusually hot this summer with sporadic rain that's been really heavy and quick.
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I agree. We need rain here. My yard is getting brown and three small trees in front yard just died to which I would have to dig them out tomorrow.
 
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