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Kingofalldems

(38,458 posts) Mon May 2, 2016, 06:49 PM May 2016

Golf ball sized hail in the DC area now.

Both from Lake Ridge Va.

Oops--Now hailing in my yard in Montgomery County, Md.

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Golf ball sized hail in the DC area now. (Original Post) Kingofalldems May 2016 OP

Whoa!!! ailsagirl May 2016 #1

WOW! elleng May 2016 #2

They are rescuing people in Potomac and Bethesda--massive t-storms. Kingofalldems May 2016 #3

Oh GEE! elleng May 2016 #4

Hail is compared in size to sports balls, while tumors are compared to fruit. Iggo May 2016 #5

We have a warm rain in upstate NY. 50 degrees at 3AM. In_The_Wind May 2016 #6

64 degrees at 3:45 am in southern MD, elleng May 2016 #7

We had scary lighting, loud thunder and rain pounding on the roof. In_The_Wind May 2016 #9

Good to hear! elleng May 2016 #11

Wind here before the thunderstorm hit yesterday; something knocked out our power mnhtnbb May 2016 #8

the rain pattered against my windows for several minutes last evening magical thyme May 2016 #10

ailsagirl

(22,897 posts)

1. Whoa!!!

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Mon May 2, 2016, 09:12 PM

May 2016

I'm jealous. Balmy and 74 degrees in California

elleng

(130,956 posts)

2. WOW!

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Mon May 2, 2016, 09:50 PM

May 2016

Nothing in southern MD, but do see lightning in the distance, hours after you posted.

Kingofalldems

(38,458 posts)

3. They are rescuing people in Potomac and Bethesda--massive t-storms.

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Mon May 2, 2016, 10:30 PM

May 2016

elleng

(130,956 posts)

4. Oh GEE!

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #3)

Tue May 3, 2016, 12:11 AM

May 2016

Glad I'm not there. Haven't heard of any disasters from my friend in SilSpg. Did send him your hail/ice pics.

Iggo

(47,558 posts)

5. Hail is compared in size to sports balls, while tumors are compared to fruit.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 01:54 AM

May 2016

Although I did once hear a guy say he had a prostate the size of a softball.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

6. We have a warm rain in upstate NY. 50 degrees at 3AM.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 03:11 AM

May 2016

elleng

(130,956 posts)

7. 64 degrees at 3:45 am in southern MD,

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #6)

Tue May 3, 2016, 03:46 AM

May 2016

60 miles south of DC. Occasional thunderstorms 'expected.'

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

9. We had scary lighting, loud thunder and rain pounding on the roof.

Reply to elleng (Reply #7)

Tue May 3, 2016, 06:37 AM

May 2016

Thanks heavens the former owner put a new roof on this 30 year old place not too long before we bought it.

elleng

(130,956 posts)

11. Good to hear!

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #9)

Tue May 3, 2016, 02:22 PM

May 2016

Little rain (I could discern) HERE, and as this place is 100+ years old and has survived nicely, I'm not concerned.

mnhtnbb

(31,392 posts)

8. Wind here before the thunderstorm hit yesterday; something knocked out our power

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 06:14 AM

May 2016

for about 1 1 /2 hours. We had some small hail when the thunderstorm hit. Really pouring down for a while.

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

10. the rain pattered against my windows for several minutes last evening

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 06:55 AM

May 2016

Other than that, we got a misty, drizzly, light rain that soaked into the parched ground nicely. Looks like a UK painting out my back windows this morning.

We're scheduled to get more of the same through Sunday. The break in the drought we've needed...I've been watering the pastures like crazy. Now my well pump and I get a break and the pastures will be graze-able within a week!

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