chevykanteve Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 (edited) About two hours ago the weather abruptly changed from very hot, to cool. A thunder/lightning storm began, and has not stopped. But what's really odd, at least for Roi-Et, is that a massive hail storm has taken place. I never before saw hail in Thailand (or America or England) as big as this -- thumb size (=I mean, like a BIG thumb). This is a scary experience. Edited March 20, 2008 by chevykanteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spasticated Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Saw it in central France a few years ago dented cars broke double glazed units in roof lights etc size of ping pong balls!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkangorito Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 You obviuously haven't lived in Sydney, Australia. http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw/sevwx/14april1999.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienke Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Wow, that must have done a lot of damage then. Nienke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nignoy Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Golf ball sized hailstones are not uncommon in sunny Queensland, a cheap way to get a new car, at the hail and flood damaged car sales in Pinkenba , but dimpled golfball paintjobs dont appeal to me, dont mind a bit of flood damage as long as they remove the fish out of the ashtrays Nignoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bina Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 (edited) three or four years ago we had hail the size of tennis balls; they broke our roofs, smashed anything plastic that was outside, one of our kids here was injured since he was outdoors working int he orchards, cars were heavily damaged.... me and my kids had to live in a hotel room for a few days until the roof was repaired (still have damage marks on walls to remind me); light fixtures on the ceiling were ruined (they fell!!!) i literally had holes in my ceiling!!! and by plastic, i mean, like, plastic sheds, plastic feeding troughs for livestock, thick plastic roofing in goat shed, plastic chairs and tables that are outdoor furniture. and it was very very local only on our 'mountain' (740 meteres above sea level) and one other one near by.... no where else. then we also had cicadas in the spring . and frogs leaping around at some point of that year. in fact , we had a lot of the curses moses called down upon the pharoah.... hmmmmm.......(lice, we always have in the kids' heads), lots of agricultural damage, in the millions so i pity the farmers in roi et.... hail can do incredible damage to plants, trees, fruits, veggies not to mention house and hearth Edited March 20, 2008 by bina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Golf ball sized hailstones are not uncommon in sunny Queensland, a cheap way to get a new car, at the hail and flood damaged car sales in Pinkenba , but dimpled golfball paintjobs dont appeal to me, dont mind a bit of flood damage as long as they remove the fish out of the ashtrays Nignoy Just a thought. Golf balls travel further than a purely spherical ball due to the dimples. I wonder if a hail damaged, dimpled car would be faster or perhaps more fuel efficient? A can of Chang to the first TV memebr who trials my idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clausewitz Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 First sign before the sky starts falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimbo Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Yeah, I am south west of Roi Et, and we had quite a Thunderstorm. But no hail. Rain lasted for hours, and the light show was quite something to watch. Sat TV went out, but amazingly, my TOT IPStar internet connection held on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSnake Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Yes a strong one, however I have seen worse in the Midwest U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksterbs Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Yes a strong one, however I have seen worse in the Midwest U.S. Typical American... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimbo Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 The wife has been on a round in the village updating herself on the latest gossip. And what she heard was that 1 villager was struck by lightning outside his house last night and is recovering in hospital. And in the next village 3 guys where hit, and one died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I've been in hailstone storms in Dubai and in Saudi Arabia (Badr is famous for hailstones), so it's not uncommon in hot countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 > Golf balls travel further than a purely spherical ball due to the dimples. > I wonder if a hail damaged, dimpled car would be faster or perhaps more fuel efficient? I believe that golf balls were originally smooth but a dog chewed ball was discovered to travel straighter, so the chew marks were formed into dimples we see today. No idea how true the story is, a google might help. I think for the same reason aircraft are not dimpled, for the size and speed a simple fin is better than dimples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naka Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Golf ball sized hail is not uncommon in Oz ... Good deals available on damaged cars in the yards Naka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDon Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Yeah I lost my car in a hail storm in Oz, massive dents all over the car, smashed windows and everything. But there isnt many large hail storms in Sydney, we get alot of the pissy small hail storms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now