What The Hail?
@RichardMeister (5328)
Otis Orchards, Washington
October 20, 2017 6:23pm CST
Today I walked down to the mailbox. It was drizzling, nothing big. On my way back suddenly hailstones came bombarding out of the sky. Luckily I only had a few more steps until I was in the house. Once I was in the house and took off my jacket, I looked outside. What the hail? The sun was shining. No more hail. No more rain. Then I looked at the ground.
Yahoo! I hadn’t lost my marbles. I hadn’t gone crazy. The weather had gone crazy. I mean rain, hail and sunshine within just a few minutes? Yeah, that’s whacked out weather.
Now the wind is blowing and the pavement, which was soaking wet just fifteen minutes ago, is dry as a bone. If it wasn’t for the leaves changing colors I’d think it was a midsummer day. Oh, and the fact that a couple just rode by on bicycles wearing what looks like Alaskan coats tells me it’s not summertime anymore.
I guess the weather just wants to get in the spirit of the spook–fest month of Halloween.
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@BarBaraPrz (47667)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Oct 17
Who says climate change isn't real? It changes every minute! 
The weather behaved itself here in St Catharines and I had a pleasant day doing yardwork.
The weather behaved itself here in St Catharines and I had a pleasant day doing yardwork.2 people like this
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That's so crazy! The wind wiped out all that evidence of hail and rain - are you sure it happened 
? One could call it getting into the spirit of Hail-o-rain (Halloween 
@much2say (56057)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Oct 17
@RichardMeister 
I know the weather has been crazy - but perhaps we need to question ourselves once and a while . We are far from hail and rain . . . we are about to go crazy in this heat!
I know the weather has been crazy - but perhaps we need to question ourselves once and a while . We are far from hail and rain . . . we are about to go crazy in this heat!1 person likes this
@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
25 Oct 17
@much2say Yes, I heard about the triple digit heat in California. Right now here it's a nice 54º. I was just out to the mailbox and it was very nice. But I know this winter when it is freezing cold and snow here you'll be laughing at me in your 70º weather.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
23 Oct 17
Come on, don't you start making me doubt myself.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
23 Oct 17
It was short lived.
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@rebelann (112969)
• El Paso, Texas
23 Oct 17
But you were inside went it started again, right @RichardMeister ?
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
23 Oct 17
@rebelann It did not start again.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
23 Oct 17
Yes, snow has been mentioned in our forecast. They forecasted rain/snow mix a couple of days ago but I didn't see it.
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