There is the sound of dozens of sirens outside. I really hope that doesn't mean there were bicyclists and others caught out in the ice storm. There are some selected photos and two movies below, but if you'd like to see a slew of photos, here's the flickr set.
Some of the larger hail stones.
Pooteewheet's camera lens for comparison.
There was quite a bit of it, especially near the garage.
The kids doing cleanup.
It wasn't good for the plants (you can see a hole in one of the plants on flickr from where a hailstone passed through it).
After the bulk of the hail had fallen:
A little closer while it continues:
8 comments:
Hey Scott,
It looks like the hail was larger on your side of Eagan. We had hail the size of a dime. All those sirens you heard were heading east on cliff past our house.
Lee
I was standing out in my front lawn, with a baby and a beer, watching the storm come in. Being in Apple Valley, we just missed the majority of things. Though I have a a friend who lives right down the road who is in need of a new roof. I'm guessing he was wishing those balls would come south.
Damn! That's a bunch of hail! I can't believe I slept through the storm.
It was a weird storm. We were (Apple Valley) surprised when the sirens went off, it was sunny and clear. When the storm came over we didn't even get rain, but just northeast (Over you?) the sky was really angry looking. Rotation, scary looking formations... Hopefully you didn't get any damage. We need some new windows so when it hails I cautiously hope that we'll get a few of them broken...
Oh well
Is that Sandy in the dog run?
It looks like a mothball factory exploded down the street from you. That's some impressive hail.
And what are the sirens all about? Educate this poor East coast gal...
Sirens depend on the city you're in if you live in Minnesota. Most cities crank them up if there's a tornado sighting. Eagan starts wailing if there's a severe thunderstorm. Sometimes I swear they turn them on if someone sees a raindrop. We even have siren tests once a month. I think you have to live in tornado country to appreciate how ubiquitous they are.
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