***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

[NWICY]

Gorilla-sized hail sounds pretty dangerous ..

Dimensional descriptions of hail is good enough, making up terms is silly, read and learned it was credited to Reed Timmer, not surprised.

 

[SayMyName]

It’s really funny to me to see the schools that let out early when the storms were forecasted after 5 pm for the central Iowa area.

Just spitballing, but it probably has to do with definitive cancelation of school-related evening activities and the avoidance of liability there.

 

[Cytasticlone]

This is crazy. Go about 30 mins back in this stream. Reed Timmer in Kansas. Just a wicked tornado.

Edit: Starts to form around the 35 minute mark of the video.

 

[Gonzo]

Dimensional descriptions of hail is good enough, making up terms is silly, read and learned it was credited to Reed Timmer, not surprised.

I think we should go with a Starbucks size rating system:

Venti
Grande
Tall
Short

 

[Agclone91]

Judging by the hail core headed towards Ames, it's probably a good thing I haven't had my house fixed from last March yet..

 

[Gorm]

 

[CychiatricWard]

Judging by the hail core headed towards Ames, it's probably a good thing I haven't had my house fixed from last March yet..

Looks like it’s going to miss Ames. Our company did a ton of work there last year, my hometown, but for the people that have already been through this I don’t hope for it again.

 

[FallOf81]

Judging by the hail core headed towards Ames, it's probably a good thing I haven't had my house fixed from last March yet..

This doesn't look good. Hope it swings and misses.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Worst of it going south of DSM?

 

[Agclone91]

Looks like it’s going to miss Ames. Our company did a ton of work there last year, my hometown, but for the people that have already been through this I don’t hope for it again.

Just starting to come down now. Pea to dime size.

Hailed for about 5 minutes. Came down pretty good for a few but nothing to cause substantial damage. Probably took some sand off new shingles

 

[Cyclonepride]

It’s really funny to me to see the schools that let out early when the storms were forecasted after 5 pm for the central Iowa area.

Any excuse will do, I guess

 

[3TrueFans]

Just starting to come down now. Pea to dime size.

Hailed for about 5 minutes. Came down pretty good for a few but nothing to cause substantial damage. Probably took some sand off new shingles

Where at? We got just a little bit of not even pea size.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Just went through a county sized ball of red and got a steady shower and that’s about it

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

Where at? We got just a little bit of not even pea size.

We’re west Ames, north of Lincoln Way and got the same for hail. Still raining, but the downpour left about 0.7 in. Tiny hail remaining in the grass, too. Temp dropped about 4 degrees.

 

[Agclone91]

Where at? We got just a little bit of not even pea size.

West Ames, south of Lincoln Way

 

[BCClone]

West Ames, south of Lincoln Way

Daughter showed me a picture of pea sized (she said marble) and she is near West town pub (Mullets)

 

[Kinch]

Looks like a pretty bad cell going down Highway 34 in south central/ southeast Iowa.

 

[Kinch]

Anyone around Rathbun lake, a tornado has been confirmed on the ground nearby.

 

[Kinch]

Tornado warning in Van Buren county has expired.

 

[SEIOWA CLONE]

Anyone around Rathbun lake, a tornado has been confirmed on the ground nearby.

Over here in Bloomfield we had the sirens going off, checking out KCCI they were talking inch sized hail approaching and 70 to 80 mile winds. Storm gets here, a little bit of hail, nothing that did any damage, just poured for about 5 to 10 minutes, little to no wind. Great sitting out on the front porch and watching the lightning storm.