Nice FZFG this morning. I was in the clear on my hill and then hit the fog around 450-600ft. Then at the very bottom of the valley I came back out of it to OVC skies. Dipped to 25F at the casa.
We had both here. The first set of cells was all small hail. There was a layered look to the hydrometeors and some were a little smaller than peas. That last line started as hail, but transitioned over to regular sleet and the temp responded with a quick drop from 35F to 33F. Some of the colder surfaces still had a coating of it remaining this morning.
There was some decent hail here near the CON-Pembroke line as well as I saw large piles of it built up near storm drains and other runoff areas.
I read something the other day that the virus was found still alive in a vent in one of the Asian hospitals. So it can apparently survive being airborne for awhile as well.
Everything I've read has been contrary to this. The flu has an R0 of 1.3 and COVID-19 has been between 2-3. So people are spreading it to twice as many people as they would the flu. The flu has no efforts taken to reduce the viral spread either.
Despite what they say, I think proper masks do mitigate the risks. However, if droplets stick to the outside of your mask you need to wash your hands immediately and sanitize anything you touched between removal and hand washing.