[HCARC] Fw: Four Inch Hailstone in Medina

[Gary Johnson]

Received the following note from NWS.  Gordon and Medina are famous (sort of for the wrong reasons).

73,

Gary J
N5BAA

From: Steve Smart - NOAA Federal 
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 6:19 PM
To: n5baa at hctc.net 
Subject: Four Inch Hailstone in Medina

Hi Gary,
Just want to thank you and Mr. Gordon Green for
providing the hail report and hail photo!
We have used it on social media and it has shown
up on many places including a number of TV outlets.

One thing it does do, it highlights the value of reporting
severe weather to the NWS so we can use that as part
of the warning/decision making process. It also
demonstrates the proper way to measure hail, that is
the largest diameter of the largest hailstone found.

An interesting statistic... there have only been four
events in Texas that have had four inch hailstones in
the month of January! Three of the events were in east
Texas, and now one in south Texas!

Thank y'all many times over!
Steve

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Steve Smart
Observing Program Leader
National Weather Service
Austin/San Antonio WFO (EWX)
2090 Airport Road
New Braunfels, TX 78130
830-629-0130 x225