BuffJim Posted August 16, 2019 Share #1 Posted August 16, 2019 https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/whopping-18-inches-of-hail-accumulates-in-parts-of-michigan/70009085 After record-breaking hailstones fell from the skies over Colorado earlier this week, a powerful thunderstorm unleashed significant amounts of hail in Michigan on Wednesday. In this case, it was the accumulation of hail, not the mass of individual stones, that captured onlookers' attention. In some places, as much as 18 inches of hail accumulated. Large piles of ice may be one of the last things people might expect to see on the ground in mid-August. But this is exactly what some residents across southern portions of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, found outside their homes on Wednesday. A severe thunderstorm dumped dime- to ping-pong-ball-sized hail across southern portions of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, on Aug. 14. The slow speed at which the storm moved through the area -- just 15 mph -- is what caused the unusually large hail accumulation. AccuWeather Reporter Blake Naftel was on the ground in the region. He was able to capture the hail accumulation that remained on the ground in Vicksburg, Michigan, Wednesday afternoon into the early evening. Drifts measured nearly 18 inches in some spots, Naftel reported. “We were working at the high school in the concession stands. It started to rain and then that rain quickly turned to what appeared to be a snowstorm of ice,” Josh Baird told AccuWeather of the hail that fell in Vicksburg, Michigan, on Wednesday. Baird marveled as he stood in front of what appeared to be large piles of snow on the ground. “It looked like popcorn just bouncing off of the ground,” Baird added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted August 16, 2019 Share #2 Posted August 16, 2019 I think @Kzoo is missing in action. I blame my avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted August 16, 2019 I keep forgetting he doesn't have nine lives. Maybe the hail knocked him silly, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted August 16, 2019 Share #4 Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, BuffJim said: I keep forgetting he doesn't have nine lives. Maybe the hail knocked him silly, There was another hailstorm years ago? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 16, 2019 Share #5 Posted August 16, 2019 2 hours ago, BuffJim said: I keep forgetting he doesn't have nine lives. Maybe the hail knocked him sillier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 17, 2019 Share #6 Posted August 17, 2019 Thanks @BuffJim. I’ve been out of town but saw pics of Vicksburg. That’s about 15 miles due south of me. I saw pics of people making snow/hail angels. That stuff was deep. No damage at my place. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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