Hail

It hailed this evening in Hutchinson Kansas...two large distinct waves that I counted, plus a few smaller ones peppered in here and there.


4:11 PM - Of course, I was outside. A view across Avenue A in Hutchinson shows the heavy rain and hail during the first wave.


4:11 PM - Hail on a lawn


4:13 PM - I made it inside and began to assess my damage. One of the west-facing attic windows had a screen blown through.


6:06 PM - The hail had stopped over an hour ago, so I set out to a friend's house. This was my car, tastefully decorated with leaves.


6:10 PM - Surprise! A second wave of hail...I sought temporary refuge under the K-61 overpass on Avenue A. I aborted the mission to a friend's house when I saw the street flooding, which I was just barely bright enough not to try to shoot while driving.


The side of the street. I made it home in a few minutes.


6:16 PM - During the 2nd wave, I discovered that hail now comes in convenient lozenges.

See more hail and flood pictures at the blog of Patsy Terrell.