On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 23:07:00 -0400, "Peter R."
wrote:

A Lieberman wrote:

and I am really
surprised how often hail does fall down here considering it's much warmer
down here.

As you know, it's not how warm it is at the surface, it's how cold it is
way up near the tops of those monster t-storms that determines whether hail
will fall out of them. And given that they grow 'em much bigger in the
southeastern US, it is no wonder hail is so common.

Living here in Colorado Springs, hail is very common during this time
of the year. As a matter of fact, today as I was coming back home on
the motorcycle, I was greeted to about 2 inches of hail on the ground
that ranged from 1inch to pea size in diameter. I probably just
missed it by about 5-10 min. Then about an hour later another line
came through with 1 inch size but we were just on the outer fringe of
the storm so it lasted for maybe 2 minutes but it was enough to cover
the ground. Now its clear skies and we start the whole cycle again
tomorrow afternoon around 2 or 3ish.

Scott D.