Hail in Hanover

1835 75 HANOVER GRAFTON NH 4370 7229 (GYX)

Thats hail 3/4 inch in diameter, just qualifying the thunderstorm as severe. It certainly was a nasty one. I really wish I had my camera handy because the clouds were some of the most impressive I have ever seen. THere was no haze in the sky so you could see the entire thunderstorm. It almost looked like it was ready to rotate.

Lebanon airport only picked up .01 inches of precip, but when you travel literally a mile north, the rainfall picked up dramatically. Doppler estimated around an inch of rain in about 20-25 min time. It was quite the storm on what seemed like a calm day. Temps were low, humidity was almost nonexistent...but there was another cold front moving thru, plus an upper level low, which made the air in the upper atmosphere very cold, and it helped to produce lots of hail in the storms today. I counted 39 severe hail reports in New England today...that a lot of hail. Because most storms produced hail...so 39 were actually severe. It was clearly a very active day.

Tomorrow? A one day break...but one of the top 10 days of the entire year. Sunny, mid to upper 70s, perfect.

Then more thunder potential the rest of the week. This is one of the more active patterns I can remember. Perhaps in July (normally the active lightning season), there will be a respite.