Softball Sized Hail Falling in SC Right Now (night, May 10, 2011), page 1
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Topic started on 10-5-2011 @ 08:12 PM by pajoly
The damaging effects of large hail is underappreciated. It causes massive damage to property and can even kill. Golfball-sized hail is unusual, baseball sized is very rare...but softball sized? I have never heard of such large hail in my 47 years and it is coming down right now in South Carolina.



Softball sized hail reported 15 miles west of Georgetown SC, in the tornadic storm noted above in update 11.

www.dailykos.com... 4854/-Softball-Sized-Hail-Possible-in-NCSC-TodayUpdatedx12

(I know some of you might recoil from a DailyKos source, but the blogger of this article only makes weather posts and he is very good.)

In any event, softball sized hail can go through your home's roof and kill you.

According to this article: www.stltoday.com... it has only been reported 23 times since 1950.

Just more weather weirdness. I live in FL and I'm expecting a long and ugly hurricane season.


reply posted on 10-5-2011 @ 08:16 PM by AnteBellum
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I got caught in a hailstorm in Munich Germany many years ago.
Golf ball sized at that.

And let me tell you it created chaos! Cars were damaged, windows broke and people were injured.
I can't begin to imagine softball sized hail and the damage it could do to someone!


reply posted on 10-5-2011 @ 08:52 PM by pajoly
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Be safe. Sure would be great to get video. I'd love to hear what that sounds like pounding a roof.


reply posted on 10-5-2011 @ 10:05 PM by EvolEric
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Before my father became a pastor he owned and operated a number of auto body shops in Texas. Texas is notorious for HUGE hail....yes, softball size. Been witness to it a countless times. As you can imagine, he absolutely loved the hail Hope your vehicles are safe!


I'll give you a star for your father!


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