[HCARC] Free Luch Coutesy Of NWS

[Gary Johnson]

A small birdy told me this afternoon that I should make some hail pads (you will understand if you took recent SKYWARN training) and sure enough mine that I made and deployed has hail dents in it.  We had nickel sized plus hail this morning about 2:30 am in the line of severe storms that came through.  NWS said that there were reports of quarter sized hail between me and Boerne.  Now if I send it in to NWS in New Braunfels I can claim my free lunch at Whataburger courtesy of the head SKYWARN trainer.

I will bring the hail pad and some 12 x12 pieces of styrofoam to next weeks meeting so others can make a pad if they desire.  You cover the 12 x 12 styrofoam with heavy duty aluminum foil and then put the pad out on a pedestal by your rain gauge to record the hail impacts.

Hopefully the hail didn’t strip the fruit from my peach, plum, pear and apricot trees.

Gary J
N5BAA