By WEATHER WORLD on Jul 14, 2011, at 4:35 PM Updated on 7/14 at 5:46 PM
WEATHER WORLD
At the cookout I went to Sunday evening, it was tank top, cutoff jean shorts and flip flops. My friend said to me, “you look ...
This blog was inspired by some of our early morning commenters on the weather forecast story .
Yes, as one of you pointed ...
The deluge earlier this month was exciting. For a second, I though that maybe the near-record parched May was just a fluke ...
This is July, right? A city employee uses a front loader to clear hail, water and debris, Tuesday in Cheyenne, Wyo. JAMES BROSHER/AP Photo/Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
No, that's not snow. Dave Hefenieder, a Cheyenne employee, uses a pitch fork to unclog a storm drain, Tuesday in Cheyenne, Wyo. JAMES BROSHER/AP Photo/Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
Back in April, Tulsa's downtown received some hail. However, National Weather Service records it as snow. CHRISTOPHER SMITH/Tulsa World File
No, that isn't a summer snowfall.
The Associated Press reports delayed and canceled flights in Denver from hail damage overnight.
It's not just a matter of clearing the estimated 0.75 of an inch of hail away however, but also evaluated hail-damaged planes, airport spokeswoman Laura Coale told the Associated Press.
In Wyoming, the Associated Press reports golfball-size hail in Cheyenne, which is expected to cost "tens of millions," according to the insurance industry.
Damage estimates were reportedly so high partly because Tuesday's storm hit during rush hour when so many cars were on the road or in parking lots.
If you ever track National Weather Service stats and wonder where the hail is, check under "snow." This is why Tulsa reportedly had "trace amounts" of snow on April 23 this year. It was actually hail.
--Althea Peterson
PS: Wake up bright and early with me tomorrow as I tribute 1980, or as the Tulsa World called it, the "HOTTEST JULY IN HISTORY."
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