Post by snowlover91 on Jul 19, 2016 23:08:39 GMT -5
My first storm chase ever and wow was it fun. A severe storm was dropping down from the north and I was hoping it would impact where I live in Knightdale. However it became obvious that as always it would miss me, this time to the east. I quickly hopped in the car and drove a few miles down the road to a local church where I could sit under a shelter and film the wind/hail that I knew was coming.
Just as I arrived it began to hail. Within a few minutes the rain briefly stopped, the wind suddenly intensified and a "whiteout" of rain and hail began pelting the car. Winds topped out around 50-55mph I would estimate and power went out all around the area. The largest hailstones were approximately golfball size with most being nickel to half-dollar size. Despite being under a large shelter at the church you can hear hail pelting the car when the wind picks up at the beginning of the storm. The hail lasted a solid 3-4 minutes before slowly subsiding. A few pictures below of the radar screenshots and a few hailstones I was able to quickly grab. The lightning was too intense and sharp to get any other pieces of hail or take pictures of it. Enjoy the video below as well!
Radar Screenshot
Hail
Up close of hailstone
Start of the hail/strong winds
Winds died off with hail still falling
Just as I arrived it began to hail. Within a few minutes the rain briefly stopped, the wind suddenly intensified and a "whiteout" of rain and hail began pelting the car. Winds topped out around 50-55mph I would estimate and power went out all around the area. The largest hailstones were approximately golfball size with most being nickel to half-dollar size. Despite being under a large shelter at the church you can hear hail pelting the car when the wind picks up at the beginning of the storm. The hail lasted a solid 3-4 minutes before slowly subsiding. A few pictures below of the radar screenshots and a few hailstones I was able to quickly grab. The lightning was too intense and sharp to get any other pieces of hail or take pictures of it. Enjoy the video below as well!
Radar Screenshot
Hail
Up close of hailstone
Start of the hail/strong winds
Winds died off with hail still falling
