Hail the size of golf balls strikes several Maine towns

PORTLAND, Maine — What a day of extreme climate in Maine.

Sunday afternoon began off comparatively quiet, with a couple of extreme thunderstorm warnings. Then the hailstorm picked up over Jay and Livermore Falls.

In keeping with the Nation Oceanic and Atmospheric Affiliation, hail is a “type of precipitation consisting of stable ice that varieties inside thunderstorm updrafts. Hail can injury plane, houses and vehicles, and might be lethal to livestock and other people,” the web site states.

Golf ball-sized hail was being reported, and inside minutes the photographs and movies began being shared with NEWS CENTER Maine.

Here is an image despatched in by Kristen Guay, who lives close to Jay.

Nicole Adams captured these giant hailstones. 

How concerning the view from East Millinocket, because of Robin Bossie? Word the unbelievable shelf cloud forward of the extreme thunderstorm band. 

Then there was this snow shovel stuffed with hail that Jessica Noble of Livermore Falls used to scrub up her driveway.

The hail was so huge it broken her autos.

Others additionally had loads of car injury. Here’s a image from Luci Tyler in Jay. 

A extreme thunderstorm watch has been scheduled to proceed till 10 p.m. for a number of inland places of Maine.

To see extra hail footage and storm clouds whereas staying secure this extreme climate season, go to NEWS CENTER Maine’s meteorologist Jason Nappi’s Fb web page.

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