Hail!

This morning's weather report indicated we would have unsettled weather today with sun, rain, possible thunderstorm and temps not above 60.  OK, I thought, and put on a fleece jacket before leaving the house.  As I headed north on Island I saw it was apparently raining in the hills, but not where I was.  In a few minutes I turned onto Grand, and suddenly the street seemed to be covered with snow.  What?  Maybe it was just blossoms from trees.  But there were clear tracks where cars had passed, and it really reminded me of slushy streets in the Midwest where I grew up.  So when I made a left turn and it was slippery, I pulled over to the curb and got out to see if I could determine what covered the streets and lawns.  Pea-sized (and bigger) pieces of hail!  Amazing! I don't think I've ever seen so much hail on the ground.  When I arrived at E's she confirmed it had just hailed for a few minutes.  The deck was covered with it, as were the sidewalk and lawn.  We took the children out to see and feel it since they had no experience with slick, icy surfaces.  The hail didn't melt for a couple of hours.  Randy said there was no hail at our house.