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Arctic Cold Front Impacting the Great Lakes into the Northeast

A powerful Arctic cold front will sweep across the Great Lakes today and into the Northeast early Thursday. Expect brief, intense bursts of heavy snowfall and gusty winds. Widespread strong winds will spread from the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes today and reach the Central Appalachians, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast by Thursday, where some blizzard conditions are expected in the Appalachians. 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.