A Funny Storm Update

[michaelwmoss]

Look at the predicted size of the hail:

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
522 PM MDT SAT AUG 7 2004

A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 545 PM MDT FOR...

KIOWA COUNTY.

NO RECENT TORNADO REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH THIS STORM...
HOWEVER THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THERE IS
STILL RAPID ROTATION WITH THIS STORM.

THE STORM WHICH HAS HAD A LONG HISTORY OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF ARLINGTON.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS THUNDERSTORM EXPECT A POSSIBLE
TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HENS EGGS.

[HalloweenGale]

How could a storm with no tornado reports have a tornadic history?

[HalloweenGale]

hens eggs are just regular eggs, thats small

[michaelwmoss]

It was "Recent" Tornado reports. There were two tornadoes at one time with this storm:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
853 PM MDT SAT AUG 07 2004

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0455 PM TORNADO 1 S ARLINGTON 38.32N 103.33W
08/07/2004 KIOWA CO EMERGENCY MNGR

1ST TORNADO ON GROUND AT 455 PM AND REMAINDED ON GROUND
UNTIL AT LEAST 515 PM. A SECOND TORNADO WAS REPORTED
SIMULATANEOUSLY FROM 512 PM TO AT LEAST 515 PM. TORNADOES
MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM
EM...CSP...SPOTTERS.

[NWIASpotter]

Yea, some of those offices have some wierd ways of saying stuff...usually they like to use coins, and then golf ball, tennis, baseball, etc...

[michaelwmoss]

Regardless, Hail is Hail. Ever been hit by Hail? I have gotten hit in the back with Golf Ball Sized Hail. NO FUN!!

[NWIASpotter]

I've been hit by some pea sized hail, and that hurt pretty bad. I've read in a meteorology textbook that golf ball sized hail can come down at an average speed of around 75 mph. Now thats definatly hurting something.

[michaelwmoss]

I am just very fortunate that it did not hit me in the back of the head!!! Not to mention when the hail was coming down, there were wind gusts of about 65-70 mph!!

[NWIASpotter]

I found the chart that I had previously talked about. Terminal Velocities of Hailstones:

Radius(cm).......Velocity(mph)
.1.......................13
1.......................44
2.......................62
3.......................77
3.5.....................88

[michaelwmoss]

GOOD NIGHT!! It sure felt even harder than that when it hit me!!