This system ran through central TX 5-6pm yesterday, and I saw something I’d never seen before. I heard the hail coming, and when it fell it was not round balls of random size, it was coin-shaped discs of random size that melted pretty much on impact.
Never seen that, ever, in decades. Only BBs, dimes, nickels, quarters, half dollars, baseball, softball, etc spherical.
Just making a note... something I’ve never seen.
Is that an effect of shear winds, where the jet stream is dipping and lower, while water vapor is being pulled up into the jet and then spit out in advance of a major front differential?
That is wierd. I never seen hail like that either. It didn’t really get bad in our area in DFW when it came through about 3:00 am yesterday. Just rain. I woke up and checked the radar and warnings and went back to bed.