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Post by comet on Jan 31, 2013 15:29:51 GMT
Woa !
We just had a shower of hailstones some of them over 10mm in diameter.
The biggest I ever saw before in Ireland were 7 to 8mm.
I know some of you guys get hailstones up to 65 or 70mm but we don't.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2013 16:17:22 GMT
Actually we just had a rather horrific hail storm here in New York! Interesting how mother nature decides to work, eh? Not sure what size the hail here was, but partnered with some strong winds it was enough to keep me up through some of the night. Hail has stopped now but the wind commences
-Rory
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Post by Libby on Jan 31, 2013 23:43:47 GMT
Luckily, here in the Pacific Northwest, our weather is quite normal. Just wet! No freak weather. People complain about the rain, but compared to all the freak weather you're getting farther east, it's nothing to complain about at all. All you need is a rain jacket and/or umbrella and stay inside, and you're fine! Oh, and be careful on the roads, of course, but we Seattlites ought to be used to it by now.  There are plenty of positive things about rainy weather, anyway. It's an excuse not to have to do any yard work, it discourages dogs from staying outside to bark, no ice to scrape off the car windows, etc. All kinds of things! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif |
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Post by Ross on Feb 1, 2013 5:50:38 GMT
i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif Can't complain here in Christchurch NZ. January was the sunniest on record with only one day of rain and in the high 20s to low 30's (unlike Australia getting into the mid 40's). Although we have had a few grass fires around Christchurch one which burnt two houses and a 18000 chicken farm building.
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Post by amptique on Feb 1, 2013 5:55:39 GMT
Woa ! We just had a shower of hailstones some of them over 10mm in diameter. The biggest I ever saw before in Ireland were 7 to 8mm. I know some of you guys get hailstones up to 65 or 70mm but we don't. We get some rather large hailstones here in the central plains of the US. The largest I recall was about the size of a grapefruit. It was a good time to be indoors. BillR |
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Post by martindn on Feb 1, 2013 21:00:52 GMT
Grapefruit sized hailstones? Glad my car wasn't out in that. I've seen the nasty dent that a pine cone can make.
Martin D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2013 21:34:01 GMT
"I never saw hail like that before" (lol)
-Rory
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Post by Bamafan on Feb 2, 2013 4:33:40 GMT
We don't usually have large hail (nothing bigger that dime-sized, anyway)... Just large tornados.  -Taylor |
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Post by Libby on Feb 2, 2013 7:39:41 GMT
Yeah, we get small hail too, but no tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards (well, not on the west side of the mountains), dust storms... We do get big windstorms sometimes in the winter, and a lot of rain can cause flooding and mudslides, of course. Also we get waterspouts out over the ocean occasionally. And scientists are always predicting we'll have a huge earthquake sometime, which could creat a tsunami or volcanic eruption.  I would not be able to stand it if Mt. Rainier erupted! Apparently it erupted a very long time ago, though, but you wouldn't know it to look at it now. |
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Post by Richard on Feb 2, 2013 8:27:36 GMT
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Post by Libby on Feb 3, 2013 7:59:14 GMT
Which might be why a volcanic eruption could be a concern. |
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Post by Dave on Feb 3, 2013 13:42:48 GMT
Hi Libby, This discussion reminded me of the nearby Mount St. Helens eruption of 1980, which blew half the mountain away, sent shock waves around the World and was well covered on TV. That was an astonishing event so let's hope it was the last 'big one' in those parts for a few centuries, another one like that could affect the climate of the entire earth (and might take our minds off Global Warming for a few years!). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._Helens  During the eruption - - and - - What was left afterwards Cheers, Dave |
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Post by Libby on Feb 5, 2013 6:18:33 GMT
It's had plenty of burps since then, though. |
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I would not be able to stand it if Mt. Rainier erupted! Apparently it erupted a very long time ago, though, but you wouldn't know it to look at it now.
