Severe Storms With Very Large Hail - May 20, 2013, Michigan
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Channel: marshallbs · 2013 · Film & Animation
I followed a small but potent supercell into Mecosta Co. and encountered 2.25" diameter hail stones on the ground just east of Rodney. I would've loved to see the hail falling out of the sky but I was smart enough to keep my distance. These were definitely big enough to cause a dent or two or leave a crack in the windshield. The maximum radar indicated hail size on this storm was 2.75". I couldn't find any that big, but there might have been some. It wasn't exactly classic structure-wise, but there was over 3000 J/kg of CAPE and the storm had decent elevated rotation. After the initial cell got too far out ahead of me another rotating cell developed behind me to the southwest. It weakened quickly when other cells to the south merged into it. It still had some weak low-level rotation on the leading edge when it reached my location. You can see it vaguely in the time-lapse.
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