Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Throwback 2012 #5 Hail in Hawaii

Merry Christmas!! Your 2012 throwback is about Hail in Hawaii. Hawaii received a 4.25" hailstone on March 9th, 2012. The supercell thunderstorm also dropped 2-3" hailstones on Oahu, an island of Hawaii. This shattered the states old record of a 1" hailstone.

Hail formation is very rare in Hawaii. In fact, Hawaii only experiences about 20 to 30 thunderstorms a year. The very warm climate and warm atmosphere makes it very hard for supercell thunderstorms to form in Hawaii.

Photo/Info From:
Weather.com



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