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Critical Fire Weather Conditions Over Southern California; Southern Winter Storm

Critical fire-weather concerns will continue across the Los Angeles Basin and southern California through the morning. Santa Ana winds will begin to tapper off midday Friday and into Saturday. A significant winter storm will continue to bring heavy snow and disruptive ice across much of the South. A Pacific Storm will bring coastal rains and mountain snows to much of the Pacific Northwest. Read More >

Estimating Hail Size

Hail Diameter Size
(Inches)
Description
1/4 Pea Size
1/2 Mothball, peanut, USB Plug
3/4 Penny Size
7/8 Nickel Size
1 Quarter Size
1 1/4 Half Dollar Size
1 1/2 Ping Pong Ball Size
1 3/4 Golf Ball Size
2 Lime or medium sized Hen Egg
2 1/2 Tennis Ball Size
2 3/4 Baseball Size
3 Large Apple
4 Softball
4 1/2 Grapefruit
> 4 1/2 Probably a record sized hailstone for Idaho or Oregon
Freeze it, Measure it, Notify the NWS.