FoothillsNC Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Got a video up showing a couple of CG bolts that struck during Round 1 coming through Gastonia. I'm currently working on the second one featuring the hailstorm that occurred with the first storm. Also, if anyone's thinking we're done after 3 rounds, guess again. The next one is on board heading due southeast for the Piedmont and like some of these storms, they all have made these southward shifts and is a good indicator of rotation occurring. Nice vid of the bolts. I'm hearing thunder now from the storms dropping south from Marion. Hopefully they don't fizzle. I have yet to receive any rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQPublic Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Weird purply-pink hue to the lightning... I'm noticing that too. Big rains right now and windy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDodd Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Light rain here, but lots of thunder to the north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theodometer Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Suns back out in Rock Hill.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNCwx Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 No rain and a high of 85 today in Franklin. Partly to mostly sunny. We had one cell that moved through the southern end of the county that generated a several thunderstorm warning, but that was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 He told me he found a bigger one and put it in the freezer. He said it had about 30 minutes to melt before he picked it up. Anyways, he just sent me the picture of it! His house is located about 3 miles ENE of Clover,SC next to Lake Wylie. Holy s**t! Save that one to show to the weather service! That's gotta be close to a record for SC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrel2 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Looks like robert's backyard is getting pummeled right now. Hopefully it doesn't have too much damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Looks like robert's backyard is getting pummeled right now. Hopefully it doesn't have too much damage. I'm getting slammed! Been 8 minutes straight with hail. Now I hear a constant jet engine roar just not even 2 miles to my southeast. Sounds like a jet just thrusting constantly....never heard thunder like that. videos of hail coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 The CC lightning is by far the most impressive I have ever seen! Some of them were in ribbon style with curls at the ends on a few bolts. Seem like there's lightning every 2 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Just had the heaviest rainfall rate I've ever recorded. .90" fell in 12 minutes. I'm sure the hail somehow affects that, but its a cocorah's guage, and thats what I'm recording so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Man, I'm very jealous of my carolina friends. I'm absolutely AMAZED at the size of the hail that has been reported. Also amazed at how well the storms are managing to not only survive but strengthen after they leave the mountains...don't see it to this degree very often. Was hoping we would somehow manage something here being in the slight risk area but it doesn't look very likely..just too much convective inhibition this far sw. Only chance is if a heck of an outflow boundary manages to make it this far..which again is unlikely I would guess. But kudos to those enjoying these monsters, just hope you guys escape any serious damage. Just had the heaviest rainfall rate I've ever recorded. .90" fell in 12 minutes. I'm sure the hail somehow affects that, but its a cocorah's guage, and thats what I'm recording so far. Amazing stuff. Man you have really scored big of late. Congrats man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainMarvel Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Just had the heaviest rainfall rate I've ever recorded. .90" fell in 12 minutes. I'm sure the hail somehow affects that, but its a cocorah's guage, and thats what I'm recording so far. If anyone deserves it, it's YOU Robert. Congratulations! The third cell is approaching from the NW, and I've already had the hail and lots of lightning. It's a real show to the north. All the rain barrels are full again... Loved your vids! Be safe..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCSNOW Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Per Burke Co., NC official: 9 injured in #lightning strike at county fairgrounds in Morganton. Victims transported to hospital. #ncwx about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck weatherchannel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Amazing stuff. Man you have really scored big of late. Congrats man. thanks! I'm enjoying the heck out of it. The discussion from GSP and the corfidi vector guiding was spot on. The storm motions did turn south once they got into eastern TN, and thats when it really slammed here. Just east of here got trained several times. Now I'm getting trained. Its very nice....almost as good as snow! If anyone deserves it, it's YOU Robert. Congratulations! The third cell is approaching from the NW, and I've already had the hail and lots of lightning. It's a real show to the north. All the rain barrels are full again... Loved your vids! Be safe..... Thanks. This has been a wild day for sure. Two major storms with all kinds of crazy weather with in one week..whats the chances. This county has been hit really, really hard twice now. The clean up is going to equal a bad icestorm I think after tonights storms. Its dark and can't see much other than debris in my front yard, but I'm sure there's going to be a lot of tree damage again. I'd be happy with just rain. The hail actually didn't hurt the azaleas , or I can't see that much yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshetley Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I'm being proved right. Nothing can get SW of I-26 tonight. Seeing lightning but not expecting any rain here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 one of my friends just posted this to my FB page from Gaffney, SC Hail 2" across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 thanks! I'm enjoying the heck out of it. The discussion from GSP and the corfidi vector guiding was spot on. The storm motions did turn south once they got into eastern TN, and thats when it really slammed here. Just east of here got trained several times. Now I'm getting trained. Its very nice....almost as good as snow! Thanks. This has been a wild day for sure. Two major storms with all kinds of crazy weather with in one week..whats the chances. This county has been hit really, really hard twice now. The clean up is going to equal a bad icestorm I think after tonights storms. Its dark and can't see much other than debris in my front yard, but I'm sure there's going to be a lot of tree damage again. I'd be happy with just rain. The hail actually didn't hurt the azaleas , or I can't see that much yet. Congrats Robert I hope you don't pull a muscle while doing your happy dance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshetley Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 one of my friends just posted this to my FB page from Gaffney, SC Hail 2" across. Wow that's big. Wish I could have saw some of that tonight. That's bigger than what we had here in 1992 out of a bad storm that covered the ground with hail and left many roofs tore up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 lots of facebook friends posting on my page tonight. Huge hail in this one. I'm not sure where it is, think its near Gaffney, SC. I'm honestly glad to escape hail this size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Glad there are alternate radar sites like local news and WeatherTAP... RAX has been down since 8:04PM. We just picked up 1.07" in 80 minutes with the storm/band that passed through here. Not 'FoothillsNC' rates, but still impressive. Good to see much of the drought areas getting some relief again tonight. Will be interesting to read about the hail damage reports from those severe storms to the South. Hope none of you were affected too badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 still thundering and pouring...just when I thought it was over, it keeps re-building. I'm amazed at the hail reports all around. I never recall seeing hail so widespread as this, and certainly nowhere near as large as all the reports that keep coming in. Its very widespread between Charlotte and Asheville and either side of 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEHOCEY77 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Chased the cell that was tornado warned from right outside Gastonia,NC to Kershaw, SC. Decent wall clouds, maybe one funnel...will have to check the camera. Thing was a tough one to chase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 As promised, here's my video of the whole hail portion of the first storm. You can tell that I get excited during the event of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Hailstones in Bessemer City, NC(5 NW of Gastonia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Hailstones in Bessemer City, NC(5 NW of Gastonia) amazing size to these hailstones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCSNOW Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Great Vids Gastonwx and Robert. Insurance companies will be hating life this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEHOCEY77 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Rock Hill, SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossthread Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Oh LORD sounds like a column of TANKS headed My way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 WOW...what a day folks!!! My cell phone has been blowing up with people sending pics of hail covering the ground all across McDowell County today. Golf ball size hail seemed to be the common size, didn't see anything much larger than that. IMBY is has a been a really weird day. As many as 3 warned storms missed me to the north, west and south. Then we had the one storm that began to show rotation around 4 pm. The second storm that had a couplet on the radar dropped out of Yancey and Mitchell Counties shortly after 6:30. I was actually in Hickory at the time of that storm, it was scary down there as well. But the 2nd tornado warning for McDowell went between 1 and 1.5 miles east of IMBY. It dropped quite an impressive line of hail along US 221 into Downtown Marion. After looks at the radar, I'm really shocked that last cell did not produce at least a funnel cloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 To have 2 big severe, widespread events like this in the state in the same week is pretty rare, to this magnitude atleast. I doubt we'll see hail around here this size again anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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