STORM WARNING!!..we are being hit hard!!!!!
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iheartmaytag
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Glad to hear you are ok.
The last major hail storm we had was in 2009. Baseball sized hail stones are nothing to laugh at, they can do some major damage.
The last major hail storm we had was in 2009. Baseball sized hail stones are nothing to laugh at, they can do some major damage.
ovrphil
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Shocking and very sorry for you all..glad you're ok
I've never ever seen a slew of hail like that - certainly not that heavy. Deeply sorry, Martin, for your animal losses. I love chickens and geese - it's just a shame they couldn't be saved somewhere, shelter, but it came so fast, I understand. Just incredible and a reminder that weather predication is still an imperfect science at best.
Hope you aren't injured from your falls - make sure, sometimes a day or so later, something will suddenly remind you ...
Thanks for the updates - but, wasn't expecting this!
Phil [this post was last edited: 5/23/2014-16:02]
I've never ever seen a slew of hail like that - certainly not that heavy. Deeply sorry, Martin, for your animal losses. I love chickens and geese - it's just a shame they couldn't be saved somewhere, shelter, but it came so fast, I understand. Just incredible and a reminder that weather predication is still an imperfect science at best.
Hope you aren't injured from your falls - make sure, sometimes a day or so later, something will suddenly remind you ...
Thanks for the updates - but, wasn't expecting this!
Phil [this post was last edited: 5/23/2014-16:02]
kenmoreguy89
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Yes, we're used to that down here....
We didn't have considerable storms till now this year, but sure they will come, every year they does....
The difference is that this country is sort of third world, and you do not get any warning, and so you better learn to " read" the sky... Very few except elderly or those who have a passion for weather as I have are.
Tornadoes are common here also, and Gypsies future tellers at amuzement parks are way more reliable of the national weather service, Welcome to Italy!
Useful reminder: If sky turns green it means hail is assured, you spot a green sky during a storm you better take your car in garage, hoping that the storm will not bring else....
Here some pics of the hailstiorm of last year from an amatorial weather fan website
http://www.meteoservice.it/forum/sh...se-e-Alessandrino-fino-a-20-30-cm-di-grandine
Here one of the 2012 one...
http://www.datimeteoasti.it/5-6-agosto-2012-supercelle-e-forte-grandinata-nel-nw-astigiano/
http://www.skylinetv.it/alessandria/12460/produzione-persa-dopo-la-grandine.html[this post was last edited: 5/23/2014-15:45]
We didn't have considerable storms till now this year, but sure they will come, every year they does....
The difference is that this country is sort of third world, and you do not get any warning, and so you better learn to " read" the sky... Very few except elderly or those who have a passion for weather as I have are.
Tornadoes are common here also, and Gypsies future tellers at amuzement parks are way more reliable of the national weather service, Welcome to Italy!
Useful reminder: If sky turns green it means hail is assured, you spot a green sky during a storm you better take your car in garage, hoping that the storm will not bring else....
Here some pics of the hailstiorm of last year from an amatorial weather fan website
http://www.meteoservice.it/forum/sh...se-e-Alessandrino-fino-a-20-30-cm-di-grandine
Here one of the 2012 one...
http://www.datimeteoasti.it/5-6-agosto-2012-supercelle-e-forte-grandinata-nel-nw-astigiano/
http://www.skylinetv.it/alessandria/12460/produzione-persa-dopo-la-grandine.html[this post was last edited: 5/23/2014-15:45]
kenmoreguy89
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Funny, , by looking for articles I have found a report from a "small" tornado touching down last year in a small hill zone north of our town..
I usually follow these things....
I think I was leaving for the US that day, but I remember that seemed was going to get stormy by watching sky on the highway going to the airport...
I usually follow these things....
I think I was leaving for the US that day, but I remember that seemed was going to get stormy by watching sky on the highway going to the airport...
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sorry to learn of your damage from the storm Yogie ! Hail is horrible and so very destructive to an auto or anything in it's path really. Glad you are OK but sorry to hear of your pet loss. I am an animal of all kind lover. Hope you can come out of this OK. Especially that beautiful new Jeep. I can only imagine how angering it was for you. Best to you in the recovery and hope all comes out good.
Best, Jim
sorry to learn of your damage from the storm Yogie ! Hail is horrible and so very destructive to an auto or anything in it's path really. Glad you are OK but sorry to hear of your pet loss. I am an animal of all kind lover. Hope you can come out of this OK. Especially that beautiful new Jeep. I can only imagine how angering it was for you. Best to you in the recovery and hope all comes out good.
Best, Jim
Wow, Martin, that is totally crazy!!!! We didn't have anything like that up here, just lots or rain and thunder and lightning. Glad you are mostly ok. I know how nerve racking a freak storm like that can be. How bad is the Jeep? Make sure the insurance covers absolutely every single dent and chip in the paint. I was caught in a hailstorm a few years ago and didn't realize how many tiny chips were in my windshield until it was to late to put in an insurance claim.
I am glad you were not hurt, but feel bad about the loss of the birds and the crops. I'm surprised that the birds did not sense the storm coming and take shelter, but maybe I am supposing too much in thinking that they would seek shelter unless it got really dark. I remember a really great eclipse we had in 1970. It got so dark that the street lights and lighted signs came on and the birds roosted then it passed and the lights went off and the birds came out again. When we had the tornado in 2001, all of the leaves were stripped from the trees and pulverized. Fall was about 8 weeks early. Do you still have leaves on the trees?
Today I was driving in Greenbelt when I came upon an 8 inch Eastern Painted Turtle crossing the road. I pulled over to the right, put on the flashers and got out. I waited for a car to pass me and the motion made the turtle pull its head in really fast, poor thing. I picked it up and put it on the other side of the road in the direction in which it was headed. As I got back in the car, I could see it scrambling through the Vinca minor headed only it knew where. I'm glad I was there to help it.
Today I was driving in Greenbelt when I came upon an 8 inch Eastern Painted Turtle crossing the road. I pulled over to the right, put on the flashers and got out. I waited for a car to pass me and the motion made the turtle pull its head in really fast, poor thing. I picked it up and put it on the other side of the road in the direction in which it was headed. As I got back in the car, I could see it scrambling through the Vinca minor headed only it knew where. I'm glad I was there to help it.
thanks everyone for your thoughts and concerns.....
once the rain starts, chickens run for cover, most into the barn....when it comes to geese and ducks, they love the water....and stayed, yet being hit with the stones, they didn't know which way to turn, and was impossible to get them gathered as usual in a line for the barn......so we were gathering them 2 and 3 at a time, running back and forth, getting stoned ourselves, the were getting bigger and harder with every minute....
plus add in the flooding and undertoe of gushing water.....only to view out and watch cars/trucks slide all over.....in a matter of minutes we went from a sunny afternoon, into darkness and almost a winter storm, really not knowing what was gonna happen next...
trees all around are just shredded.....this morning everything was cleared out, and all these hail stones vanished.....
I know their only animals, but I have a love foreach and every one, and was equall upset over finding them gone....despite all we saved...those three will bug me for a while.....
so far, the Jeep is fully covered by the insurance for all repairs, some parts like the hood and trim will be replaced, other areas knocked smooth and filled in.....they guarantee it will look like new when done.....my other concern is the neighbor next door, her new car was considered totalled.....I am not sure which is better....
just frazzled at all of this at the moment......yet, it could have been worse....counting ourselves lucky at this point...
hard to see all the damage to the Jeep, but its dinged and dented all over.....this morning, the ground cleared as if it didn't happen....and a few happy campers...
once the rain starts, chickens run for cover, most into the barn....when it comes to geese and ducks, they love the water....and stayed, yet being hit with the stones, they didn't know which way to turn, and was impossible to get them gathered as usual in a line for the barn......so we were gathering them 2 and 3 at a time, running back and forth, getting stoned ourselves, the were getting bigger and harder with every minute....
plus add in the flooding and undertoe of gushing water.....only to view out and watch cars/trucks slide all over.....in a matter of minutes we went from a sunny afternoon, into darkness and almost a winter storm, really not knowing what was gonna happen next...
trees all around are just shredded.....this morning everything was cleared out, and all these hail stones vanished.....
I know their only animals, but I have a love foreach and every one, and was equall upset over finding them gone....despite all we saved...those three will bug me for a while.....
so far, the Jeep is fully covered by the insurance for all repairs, some parts like the hood and trim will be replaced, other areas knocked smooth and filled in.....they guarantee it will look like new when done.....my other concern is the neighbor next door, her new car was considered totalled.....I am not sure which is better....
just frazzled at all of this at the moment......yet, it could have been worse....counting ourselves lucky at this point...
hard to see all the damage to the Jeep, but its dinged and dented all over.....this morning, the ground cleared as if it didn't happen....and a few happy campers...
warmsecondrinse
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That's crazy! Sorry about the animals, but I hope the geese will be back to guard duty quickly 
#9 in the first set is really cool if you don't think about the damage it represents. #1 in the second is just freaky, like a sci-fi version of mutant frog's eegs.
I've never experienced hail anything like that. The weirdest I experienced was in May of '78. We'd all walked to school wearing t-shirts, shorts, and sneakers. It was sunny with temps already prob mid-70's at 7:30am. I was in my last class and this girl yells out, "It's snowing." Everyone laughed but it really was snowing! My friends and I walked home in a raging blizzard. It stopped shortly after I got home. We got about 3" but by dinner time the sun was out and temps had climbed back up to normal. The explanation I remember was an abnormally strong Cape snow squall penetrated much further NW than usual. Although very late in the year, that kind of thing wasn't so weird for Plymouth (Mass.), but I lived 20 miles NW of there and still got hit by it.
I hope the insurance company doesn't give you a hassle.
Jim
#9 in the first set is really cool if you don't think about the damage it represents. #1 in the second is just freaky, like a sci-fi version of mutant frog's eegs.
I've never experienced hail anything like that. The weirdest I experienced was in May of '78. We'd all walked to school wearing t-shirts, shorts, and sneakers. It was sunny with temps already prob mid-70's at 7:30am. I was in my last class and this girl yells out, "It's snowing." Everyone laughed but it really was snowing! My friends and I walked home in a raging blizzard. It stopped shortly after I got home. We got about 3" but by dinner time the sun was out and temps had climbed back up to normal. The explanation I remember was an abnormally strong Cape snow squall penetrated much further NW than usual. Although very late in the year, that kind of thing wasn't so weird for Plymouth (Mass.), but I lived 20 miles NW of there and still got hit by it.
I hope the insurance company doesn't give you a hassle.
Jim
My Goodness!
I am glad you guys are safe! Incredible Pictures! It looks like it must of hailed for an hour?! I can't get over the amount of hail!
Sorry about your animals and your automobiles! That really sucks!
Make sure you get your roof checked! That type of hail is terrible on roof systems of any kind. I have had two roofs replaced in 8 years because of hail storms in Atlanta. And our hail storms paled in comparison to yours!
I can't get over you guys were running out in the hail! I understand though and I would have done the same thing for the animals!
Hopefully this is "your share" for this season!!!
Brent
I am glad you guys are safe! Incredible Pictures! It looks like it must of hailed for an hour?! I can't get over the amount of hail!
Sorry about your animals and your automobiles! That really sucks!
Make sure you get your roof checked! That type of hail is terrible on roof systems of any kind. I have had two roofs replaced in 8 years because of hail storms in Atlanta. And our hail storms paled in comparison to yours!
I can't get over you guys were running out in the hail! I understand though and I would have done the same thing for the animals!
Hopefully this is "your share" for this season!!!
Brent
warmsecondrinse
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When you have animals it's kind of instinctive to keep them safe. Any kind of danger doesn't even enter your head. It's not being brave; it's doing what needs to be done. I think it's a good instinct
I'm sorry about the animals and the Jeep. Glad you're OK. Everything good at Bridgeton?
whirlcool
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Now you can call your Jeep a "dimpled darlin'" which is what we call hail damaged cars down here.
I remember back when we had a hailstorm similar to the one you had. It too blew in suddenly. I noted that the sky to the SW of us turned a funny green, but the sky overhead was still blue. No warnings on the television yet. I saw a neighbor out in the yard and told her to take cover, one hell of a storm is on the way. She said "You really think so?" I said yup. No mote that 5 min later it started, we were already in the house with our dogs when it started. Like I said earlier the sound was so loud it sounded like a drum and we were in it. It stopped about 5 minutes later as abruptly as it started. It looked like a winter wonderland outside. It was like snow that was 1 ft deep. All in just 5 minutes. BTW, we were hiding out in an interior hallway when all this began. It was that scary.
I remember back when we had a hailstorm similar to the one you had. It too blew in suddenly. I noted that the sky to the SW of us turned a funny green, but the sky overhead was still blue. No warnings on the television yet. I saw a neighbor out in the yard and told her to take cover, one hell of a storm is on the way. She said "You really think so?" I said yup. No mote that 5 min later it started, we were already in the house with our dogs when it started. Like I said earlier the sound was so loud it sounded like a drum and we were in it. It stopped about 5 minutes later as abruptly as it started. It looked like a winter wonderland outside. It was like snow that was 1 ft deep. All in just 5 minutes. BTW, we were hiding out in an interior hallway when all this began. It was that scary.
iheartmaytag
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After the 2009 storm
I call my Jeep the platinum golf ball.
Supposed to be more aerodynamic or something like that.
I call my Jeep the platinum golf ball.
Supposed to be more aerodynamic or something like that.
Yogi, sorry to hear about your misfortune. Hope you're not too black & blue from being hit by the hail. Hope your Jeep will turn out good after its repair. If it were mine, I think I'd make them replace all the dented sheet metal with new.
Martin-
Sorry to hear about your losses. Looking at the pic's of the Jeep you can see all the little reminders all over the hood. Luckily for you the insurance company is covering it for you. Just count your lucky stars that it wasn't worse and that you weren't seriously hurt. You never know what these storms of hell are going to do and you never get enough warning to possibly prepare for the onslaught.
Sorry to hear about your losses. Looking at the pic's of the Jeep you can see all the little reminders all over the hood. Luckily for you the insurance company is covering it for you. Just count your lucky stars that it wasn't worse and that you weren't seriously hurt. You never know what these storms of hell are going to do and you never get enough warning to possibly prepare for the onslaught.
magic_clean
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Hail storm dings & dents
Martin,
I had this same thing happen last year to a 2012 Ford Explorer. The hood and the roof had quite a bit of damage. Somehow, the collision shop has a special process using heat lamps.
Amazingly, the vehicle upon completion looked showroom new as promised. I couldn't believe it. Just a few minor trim pieces on the passenger door windows were replaced.
L.P.
Martin,
I had this same thing happen last year to a 2012 Ford Explorer. The hood and the roof had quite a bit of damage. Somehow, the collision shop has a special process using heat lamps.
Amazingly, the vehicle upon completion looked showroom new as promised. I couldn't believe it. Just a few minor trim pieces on the passenger door windows were replaced.
L.P.
Insurance has already looked and documented all the damage.....won't know nothing exact until next week....I asked for the hood to be replaced at least....all work will be guaranteed for as long as I own the vehicle....and they are providing a rental for the whole time, which should take about 40 days...
wonder if my rates will jump up now.....I haven't had a claim or accident that was chargeable to me since 1983, and still with the same company....back then I slid on ice into a tree....so who knows....
both homes are OK, no bodily injuries, outside of a few bruises, and the rest of the flock is getting back to normal....so for the most part, were counting ourselves lucky...
thanks for everyone's input and concern.....
a few more pics of the happy campers....they love a water park!...
wonder if my rates will jump up now.....I haven't had a claim or accident that was chargeable to me since 1983, and still with the same company....back then I slid on ice into a tree....so who knows....
both homes are OK, no bodily injuries, outside of a few bruises, and the rest of the flock is getting back to normal....so for the most part, were counting ourselves lucky...
thanks for everyone's input and concern.....
a few more pics of the happy campers....they love a water park!...
