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February 27-28 Severe Threat


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43 minutes ago, Chinook said:

anybody here see hail like this?

anybody see this hail.jpg


Nice. Though I might question if it’s actually real (though I see the timestamp in the stream). But if it’s legit, definitely supercooled hail stones (foggy or white nuclei). I’m assuming the “cracked” area on top happened when it hit the ground before it was picked up. It kind of looks like the shaved ice that’s made or packed for snow cones.

I wonder if anyone on here has seen spiked hail stones. I saw that in real life from my own eyes once back in May 2005 from an HP supercell that was about 2” diameter and picked it up. The hailstone was almost literally ‘spiked’ that it could make your hand or fingers bleed if you weren’t careful handling it, basically.

 

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1 hour ago, Chinook said:

anybody here see hail like this?

anybody see this hail.jpg

Looks like soft ice for fountain drinks that has been hand compressed.

Curl the fingers back and the curvature at the top of the "stone" matches the padding at the base of the thumb. Very similar to packing a snowball, then opening your hand before smoothing it out.

 

Should have shattered when it hit the ground, very soft looking "ice".....

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13 hours ago, ChiTownSnow said:

Quarter to maybe slightly above here in Darien 

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I’ve seen those weird flat-looking kind of hailstones with cratered edges before. They’ve got that foggy white nuclei, so they were indeed supercooled higher up in those storms with more updraft strength.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
1201 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Calhoun County in south central Michigan...

* Until 100 AM EST.

* At 1201 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Galesburg, or 9 miles southwest of Battle
  Creek, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Battle Creek, Springfield, and Level Park-Oak Park around 1205 AM
  EST.
  Brownlee Park around 1210 AM EST.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Marshall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4242 8530 4242 8472 4225 8472 4217 8529
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 254DEG 32KT 4226 8540

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

NJJ

 

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