Another Day Of Downpours and Hail

It seems like New England is getting a lot of thunderstorms, with heavy rain and hail lately. Many rainbows too. We can thank a seemingly endless cool pool aloft, known as an upper level low in the world of weather jargon. And there is no end in sight. We get a brief warm up for Memorial Day, but the upper low will be back Tuesday and for the rest of May. So we will end up with plenty more thunderstorms and hail right into June. June 1st is the beginning of Meteorological summer time. But there are signs that we get only a brief warm up the first couple days of June before the possibility of a record cold outbreak here by June 5-8. June 1st is also the beginning of Hurricane season. We may have a tropical system moving out of the Caribbean Sea, into our deepening eastern trough at the same time. That will be interesting.

Here are photos shared on twitter by former NECN Technical Director DJ Stuart in Weare NH.
DJ's Twitter Feed is @NHWoodsGirl

Leaves Shredded from trees by hail

Weather Stories

forecast 9 hours ago

Cloudy and cool with a chance of rain Thursday, but warmer temps on tap for the weekend

forecast 14 hours ago

Much cooler temperatures Thursday, with scattered rain

After the same storm passed through Nashua New Hampshire the sun came out before the rain ended.

@LittleWoo33 shared this Double Rainbow on her twitter feed.

Below are storm reports gathered by The National Weather service and Storm Spotters.

From: kd1cy@comcast
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 7:08 PM
To: nearesmedia
Subject: Amateur Radio SKYWARN Reports Through 710 PM

Hello to all..

..Severe Thunderstorms with large hail over portions of Central Massachusetts, Northeast Connecticut and Rhode Island..
..Pictures will be made available later today..

110 PM: Plainville, CT: Pea Sized Hail
114 PM: Bristol, CT: Pea Sized Hail lasting 5 minutes
147 PM: Leicester, MA: 1/4"-Nickel Hail covering the ground
150 PM: Leicester, MA: 1.00" Hail
151 PM: Worcester, MA: 1/4-1/2" hail covering the ground - Farmington Avenue
153 PM: Auburn, MA: 1/4" Hail
209 PM: Charlton, MA: 1.00" Hail
215 PM: Pomfret, CT: Pea Sized Hail
220 PM: Spencer, MA: 3/4" hail
227 PM: Charlton, MA: Pea Sized Hail
230 PM: Charlton, MA: Pea Sized to 1" Hail
241 PM: Dudley, MA: Half-Dollar Sized Hail
249 PM: Richmond, RI: 1" Hail (Size Range of 1/4-1" hail)
249 PM: Woodstock, CT: 3/4-1" diameter Hail (multiple reports)
255 PM: Jaffrey, NH: Pea Sized Hail
315 PM: Griswold, CT: Hail Ranging up to Golf Ball Sized. Hail covered the roadway of I-395 with hail with slick conditions. (Pics available later today of hail upto 1". Spotter was unable to get bigger hailstones since he was driving)
325 PM: Jewitt City, CT: Golf Ball Sized Hail covering the ground. Motorcycle rider injured in the area of I-395 and Rte 138. (Pics available later today)
334 PM: Fitchburg, MA: Pea Sized Hail
338 PM: Fitchburg, MA: Pea Sized Hail (second report)
400 PM: Lancaster, MA: 1/4" Hail lasting 10 minutes
535 PM: Weare, NH: 1" Hail (Hail ranging from 1/4-1" in diameter)
613 PM: Milford, NH: 1/4-1/2" hail lasting 10-15 minutes
702 PM: Groton, MA: Pea Sized Hail

Regards,

Rob Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator for NWS Taunton Massachusetts

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
536 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0533 PM HAIL 1 SW HOPKINTON 43.18N 71.69W
05/25/2014 M1.75 INCH MERRIMACK NH FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            CONCORD FIRE REPORTED AN AMBULANCE PARKED UNDER A
            BRIDGE... SAW GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL... APRROXIMATELY WHERE
            ROUTE 9 AND 202 BECOME THE SAME ROAD

BROWN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
711 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0143 PM HAIL LEICESTER 42.25N 71.90W
05/25/2014 M0.88 INCH WORCESTER MA TRAINED SPOTTER

NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

0150 PM HAIL LEICESTER 42.25N 71.90W
05/25/2014 M1.00 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO

QUARTER SIZE HAIL

0206 PM HAIL CHARLTON 42.13N 71.97W
05/25/2014 M1.00 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO

QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT CHARLTON SERVICE AREA ON
MASS PIKE.

0220 PM HAIL SPENCER 42.24N 71.99W
05/25/2014 M0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO

DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

0230 PM HAIL DUDLEY 42.05N 71.93W
05/25/2014 M1.25 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO

HALF-DOLLAR SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

0230 PM HAIL CHARLTON 42.13N 71.97W
05/25/2014 M1.00 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO

QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN SOUTHERN PART OF
CHARLTON.

0246 PM HAIL WOODSTOCK 41.95N 71.98W
05/25/2014 M1.00 INCH WINDHAM CT TRAINED SPOTTER

DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT 246 PM. NICKEL TO QUARTER
SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT 249 PM.

0249 PM HAIL RICHMOND 41.50N 71.63W
05/25/2014 M1.00 INCH WASHINGTON RI AMATEUR RADIO

HAM RADIO

0253 PM HAIL BROOKLYN 41.78N 71.95W
05/25/2014 M0.88 INCH WINDHAM CT AMATEUR RADIO

DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL LASTED 15 MINUTES.

0310 PM HAIL ASHBURNHAM 42.63N 71.90W
05/25/2014 M0.75 INCH WORCESTER MA AMATEUR RADIO

DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

0535 PM HAIL WEARE 43.10N 71.73W
05/25/2014 M1.00 INCH HILLSBOROUGH NH AMATEUR RADIO

HAIL COVERED GROUND AND CAUSED SMALL DENTS IN OWNERS
CARS.

0605 PM HAIL NEW BOSTON 42.97N 71.68W
05/25/2014 M0.88 INCH HILLSBOROUGH NH COCORAHS

0625 PM HAIL AMHERST 42.87N 71.62W
05/25/2014 M1.00 INCH HILLSBOROUGH NH PUBLIC

0630 PM HAIL BROOKLINE 42.73N 71.67W
05/25/2014 M0.75 INCH HILLSBOROUGH NH PUBLIC

0702 PM HAIL PEPPERELL 42.67N 71.59W
05/25/2014 M1.00 INCH MIDDLESEX MA TRAINED SPOTTER

RLG

And while we are here.. A Hurricane formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean May 24, 2014.
By May 25th... Hurricane Amanda Powered to Category 4 with 150 mph sustained winds.
It is expected to dissipate almost as quickly over the open ocean well south of the Baja Peninsula.