DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Drove home from the Dark Tower and things looked a bit odd. It looked for a second like a washer overflowed and spilled suds all over. Nope! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 It snowed! First time in the 18 years I’ve lived here. 13 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmTreeDude 1,643 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 That is insane! I would never expect to see those palms near snow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnAndSancho 138 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palm Tree Jim 1,006 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 No snow down here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silas_Sancona 3,915 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Not snow, but lots of Hail 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedRabbit 1,530 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 How does it snow there when it won’t even rain? Very surprising to see, I wasn’t aware it was even cold there now. How do your palms look? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 This was snow trust me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tracy 4,594 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, DoomsDave said: This was snow trust me! What the hail kinda micro-climate you got goin' on up there Dave.... Clouds of DOOM??? We warmed up with the cloud cover. About 8 degrees warmer at first light today compared to the crisp nights when it was clear. Currently we are in the mid-50's in Funkytown Leucadia and while threatening to rain again after showers last night, it seems to be passing over us to dump its precious liquid further inland. Are you sure you aren't experimenting with Photoshop? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 10 minutes ago, Silas_Sancona said: Not snow, but lots of Hail Yike a Rooney! That’s much worse than what I had! Holy cow! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silas_Sancona 3,915 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, DoomsDave said: Yike a Rooney! That’s much worse than what I had! Holy cow! The videos out there somewhere but parts of Phoenix had similar ( if not heavier ) hail dumps a couple times last winter.. Was enough that news footage shows kids sledding in it. Stuck around where it fell for about 48 hours ( in shady spots ).. Another tweet from around the same time ( Apparently captured from the Santa Ana Radar site ) shows the T- storm that dumped the hail maturing right as it moved over La Habra / areas near you.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James B 448 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 What the??? It didn’t even snow at my house. Snow line started around 3,000 feet. I have a lake in my backyard as we’ve gotten 80,000 inches of rain since 12am. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James B 448 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 What are your temps like Dave? Currently 40 here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kinzyjr 3,688 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 @DoomsDave Time to head back the the 11a hilltops big guy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fusca 1,535 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Wow, you almost got your white Christmas! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 18 minutes ago, James B said: What are your temps like Dave? Currently 40 here. About the same 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 I stand corrected! It’s part snow part hail SNAIL 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Chance 826 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Wow that's crazy! I'm not far from you in Whittier and it just raind like crazy! Definitely not cold enough for snow but hail on the other hand can happened with the thunderstorms that rolled through earlier. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eastendr 33 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Considering how hot it was when I visited your place in the summer I'm shocked! No snow here, but lots and lots of rain today. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLM 398 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Looks like graupel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James760 431 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 I'm at 3300 ft & we had no snow in Hesperia but the Cajon Pass going up got snow! They closed the freeway North & South on the 15 fwy due to crashes i believe. I was suppose to head back to my DC in Apple Valley but got stuck here in Mira Loma/Eastvale... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Gerg 930 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Yowza! We had lots of rain and chilly weather but apparently nothing like at your place. It is weird to see your palms with the hail on the ground. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enigma99 555 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Wow crazy weather! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 This video appears to have been shot by one of my near neighbors! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIbOKclvqGU Hail Storm La Habra, CA 12/28/2020 - YouTube 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Dang, got ugly in Orange, OC! Auto Parts Store Roof Collapses During SoCal Thunderstorm - YouTube Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Things got ugly in New Zealand, too, holy Cow, this was Sunday. (Dec 27, 2020) Heavy hailstorm hits in Motueka, New Zealand - Natural disaster - YouTube Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Looks like I missed the real fun! La Habra hailstorm December 28, 2020 - YouTube 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JubaeaMan138 884 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Well that is just insane didn’t get to cold out here in riverside . When I left this morning at 5 am it was a chilly 43 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JubaeaMan138 884 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Insane amount of rain here though all day yesterday I don’t remember it letting up at all just dumped all day long from morning all the way till about 11 pm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 When I went to work this morning, it was about 45 F and chilly. Hardly any hail left, like it was a dream. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JubaeaMan138 884 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Lots of free water! To bad it’s ice water . 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joe_OC 1,339 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 How are the palms taking it? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bar 31 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Super Cool! Just an FYI, hail typically occurs during thunderstorms, and boy was there thunder there, as heard in the video. The way you get monster size hail is that there are updrafts that cause the little ice pellets to rise back to the colder air and accumulate more ice, then they fall again. If you ever have seen a big golf ball size hail and slice it in half, you will see layers! But I don't think your palms care if it's snow or hail! Cold is cold! Back east (where I used to live) thunderstorms usually occurred during summer and so any hail (rare for Long Island) would melt pretty quickly. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silas_Sancona 3,915 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 24 minutes ago, bar said: Super Cool! Just an FYI, hail typically occurs during thunderstorms, and boy was there thunder there, as heard in the video. The way you get monster size hail is that there are updrafts that cause the little ice pellets to rise back to the colder air and accumulate more ice, then they fall again. If you ever have seen a big golf ball size hail and slice it in half, you will see layers! But I don't think your palms care if it's snow or hail! Cold is cold! Back east (where I used to live) thunderstorms usually occurred during summer and so any hail (rare for Long Island) would melt pretty quickly. Can attest from living in Kansas.. and getting caught out in/ chasing storms there, witnessing hail, bigger than a Quarter, will leave you with a whole new respect for mother nature. While not as common as out in the Plains, many people are surprised to hear ( and see ) that Storms of such intensity can drop pretty big hail here as well. As much as i'd not like to see cars/ buildings suffer damage, the storm chaser in me has hoped to witness a Plains - style, " big hailer ", similar to the video below, since moving here.. Video is from 2010 but there have been a few similar events since.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt in OC 994 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 Whoa. No hail down here, thankfully, but a bunch of rain! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 19 hours ago, joe_OC said: How are the palms taking it? So far, appear to be okay. That hail was followed by a huge amount of rain, which: (a) put out the fires (YAY!!!); (b) washed away the hail; and (c) diluted the "icewater" problem a lot. And, (d) saved me from watering for a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 18 hours ago, bar said: Super Cool! Just an FYI, hail typically occurs during thunderstorms, and boy was there thunder there, as heard in the video. The way you get monster size hail is that there are updrafts that cause the little ice pellets to rise back to the colder air and accumulate more ice, then they fall again. If you ever have seen a big golf ball size hail and slice it in half, you will see layers! But I don't think your palms care if it's snow or hail! Cold is cold! Back east (where I used to live) thunderstorms usually occurred during summer and so any hail (rare for Long Island) would melt pretty quickly. Oh yes, another tip was my iPhone was showing a t-storm too, which is kind of rare here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 Check this out! About a mile from my house. I missed all the fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 21 hours ago, JubaeaMan138 said: Lots of free water! To bad it’s ice water . Actually, as noted, the rain that followed appears to have helped a lot. I'll bet I had about 2 - 3". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,498 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 On 12/28/2020 at 10:38 PM, JLM said: Looks like graupel. I think it was. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graupel 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
