Being from Sacramento, we aren't use to getting hail much larger than pea size. So it was a surprise to hear thunk, thunk, thunk on our roof while we were eating lunch. We looked out and saw these large balls hitting the ground and rolling along so we had to get a picture.
Thankfully, the hail didn't last for long and never got larger than 3/4 inch size. The hail passed through and then the rain, thunder, and lightning started in. We had one thunder clap that was so loud that the lightning strike must have been really close by. Yikes!
Later in the afternoon, I heard that Sylvan Lake Road toward Highway 16 really got blasted with hail. We saw proof of that when we went into town later in the evening. While some of you have much experience with large hail, this was a first for us.
