A long winter is coming to an emphatic end with a series of dramatic spring storms. This hailstorm from April 3rd was one of the most remarkable I’ve experienced.
There was a bit of discussion about just how big the hailstones were. After all, could we say that the hail was the size of golf balls if only the largest were? Or would it be more honest to go with some sort of median or modal size.
Mrs. F. brought out the calipers and a rule for a few of the larger stones.
And I will report that the hail was large enough to put small dents in the roof of my car.
The infra-red satellite image below shows the frontal system that dumped the hail on St. Louis.
