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7 New Hail Size Classifications The NWS Should Adopt Immediately

9:51 AM EDT on April 30, 2020

We are officially knee-deep into severe weather season in Oklahoma, which means that it’s time to switch the TV to basic cable and kneel at the alter of local meteorologists for guidance and folksy wisdom for surviving our crazy annual storms. On Wednesday night I tuned on KFOR and heard some interesting descriptions for hail diameter. I mean, grapefruit sized? Pea sized? Softball sized? It’s like meteorologists think we Oklahomans actually eat vegetables or run.