1st Spring Storm of 2018

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HunterGKS
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1st Spring Storm of 2018

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I started to mow the yard a little after 01:00 today. When I started, the skies were pretty clear but, as I mowed, it got darker & darker. At about 1:45, it started to sprinkle just a little. I thought to myself: “Self, I thought….It’s just a little sprinkle. No biggy.” So I kept mowing. I got to the farthest point west & the skies opened up. Not just rain but hail some the size of dimes. I hauled tail to the garage but not before I got hail-pelted. That stuff stings when it hits!!!!

The wind got really strong from the west blowing the rain & hail sideways. It literally looked like a winter white out. I didn’t get my camera quickly enough for the worst of it but you can get an idea based on the 1st pic looking out of my butcher shop east across the creek & this was at the tail end of the storm.

The hail stones in the next 2 pics were on my deck but those are some of he smaller ones.

The next 6 pics are of my west ditch & road. I added the times to the pics so you can see how long it took to cover my road & then to recede. You can also see how quickly the creek rose. The creek is to the left of the field.

The storm didn’t last long at all, maybe 10-15 minutes but it was 1 of the strongest I have seen here in a long time.

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Re: 1st Spring Storm of 2018

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I just checked my rain gauge & got 2 3/10" inches of rain in about an hour.
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Re: 1st Spring Storm of 2018

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It’s weird how quick it can come and then the suns out
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Re: 1st Spring Storm of 2018

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We’ve had a steady dose of rain hail thunderstorms last couple weeks my garden is a mud pit
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