Comments on: Hailstorm on the Parkway

By: Jan Erickson

Jan Erickson — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:50:54 +0000

Hi Martha, You certainly do find unusual things to post on your wonderful blog. The hail storm in the middle of summer was extremely fascinating. The fact that it hadn't melted at 78 degrees is amazing. All of the photos are great. Some of the clumps of hail and grass look like rice cooked with parsely. I remember a wild hail storm back in the 60's when my youngest brother and I were returning from a trip to Disney Land. I think it was in Idaho or Oregon and I had to pull over because the storm was so fierce. It didn't last too long, but it was kind of scarey to drive in it. Jan

By: wmml

wmml — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:54:02 +0000

Great news from Maine that we thought you might like to hear! For the first time in more than a century, a Common Guillemot Uria aalge - also known as Common Murre - egg has been discovered!

The egg was discovered by a volunteer working for Audubon’s Seabird Restoration program on Matinicus Rock, one of 50 islands in Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

Full story here:
http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2009/07/guillemot_egg.html

By: Teresa Touey

Teresa Touey — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:44:13 +0000

I have no hail stories from summertime. I have nightmare stories of hail storms in Boston winters.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:45:13 +0000

Hi Martha,

Here's a pic I shot at the same location on the Saw Mill Pkwy:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/schneiderclan/3704353990/

I live only five miles from here yet we had no hail at all. What also blew me away was the fact that the hail mounds lasted for another day or two in the summer heat before completely melting!

Doug

By: valterio tarone

valterio tarone — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:43:04 +0000

Martha, we have a restaurant on the saw mill parkway and we where right in the middle of that hail storm.you must of stoped near our restaurant. Please. it would would be fabu of you if you would stop and say hi sometime. Its La Lanterna Reataurant 23 Grey Oaks ave. Yonkers NY. You must drive by it all the time.
Thanks
C u at the next Storm.
walter

By: liza

liza — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:08:39 +0000

In the Colorado mountains, we had a few fantastic hail storms over the July 4th weekend. I posted pictures here... http://postcardsfromcolorado.blogspot.com/2009/07/happy-weekend-and-independence-day.html
And I love the Saw Mill! (I don't agree with the Blushing Hostess.) I think it and the Merritt Parkway are beautiful, as highways go!

By: ICTI验厂

ICTI验厂 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:39:52 +0000

good pic

By: Joseph Brennan

Joseph Brennan — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:24:34 +0000

Martha:

The hail is so amazing. You're right, it looks like diamonds made of ice. But what strikes me most about it is all the shredded greenery found in the roadside piles indicating the kind of damage it did to trees and plants on its way down.

I'm glad for you that your farm wasn't affected. I remember all the damage to your trees about a year or so ago when there was a bad storm.

I hope you're enjoying the summer!

By: MRT

MRT — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:50:07 +0000

Wow. I read Martha's blog today, came home and right after dinner we had hail here in Colorado Springs, CO. Fortunately it did not harm our flowers, plants, or vegetable garden.

By: Toni

Toni — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:14:35 +0000

As I am sitting here in Southern California it is 110 - - pictures of hail are a cool site!
Thanks Martha for making it seem cooler for a few minutes!