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As mentioned in this morning’s forecast post, cold air funnels and small hail would be possible with any showers and storms that developed today. Shortly after 9am, cells started to pop up in southern Warren County. Not long after they popped, reports started rolling in of small hail near Plano & Boyce:
Hey @WxOrNotBG should i be concerned with all this grey and hail in plano?
— Steven (@caribbeansteven) May 16, 2014
@WxOrNotBG pea sized hail around Plano/Boyce area. — Leigh Fane (@LeighFane) May 16, 2014
Getting several reports of small hail with precip moving through S Warren Co. @NWSLouisville #lmkspotter
— Landon Hampton (@WxOrNotBG) May 16, 2014
After receiving these reports, I decided to go do some observing myself. I dove south from Bowling Green toward Alvaton and Plano. Wouldn’t you know it, a cold air funnel developed right in front of me. I sent out these reports via twitter to Louisville’s National Weather Service, which then relayed it to the public:
Dove S to observe in Warren Co. Obvious cold air funnel near Plano/Boyce area. Harmless. @NWSLouisville #lmkspotter pic.twitter.com/AF7aWeIIi9 — Landon Hampton (@WxOrNotBG) May 16, 2014
.@NWSLouisville a few more shots from this morning to give people an idea of what to look for. #ColdAirFunnel pic.twitter.com/9SdGCzQaqF
— Landon Hampton (@WxOrNotBG) May 16, 2014
These are examples of how valuable real time weather reports are to protecting & informing the public. Remember…if you have a weather report (storm damage, hail size, flooding, etc) to submit via twitter, be sure to include the hashtag #lmkspotter and tag @NWSLouisville.