Morgan Palmer
EF5
Interesting LSR from Greenville/Spartanburg. Most TV folks or Skywarn spotters wouldn't relay a "hearsay" report, so why would the NWS? Just because some goober walked into the post office? Also, it looks like, from his comments, the hail could have been just about any size!
The problem is, insurance companies and news outlets will use this kind of unreliable report, because it then comes through an official agency.
The problem is, insurance companies and news outlets will use this kind of unreliable report, because it then comes through an official agency.
0254 PM HAIL 5 WSW HIGHLANDS 35.03N 83.28W
08/05/2005 1.75 INCH MACON NC PUBLIC
THE SCALY MOUNTAIN POST OFFICE EMPLOYEE SAID AT THEIR
LOCATION ONLY MARBLE SIZED HAIL...BUT A GUY CAME INTO HE
POST OFFICE A SHORT TIME LATER SAYING THAT HE SAW HAIL
THAT WAS AT LEAST GOLF BALL SIZED AND IN HIS WORDS MAYBE AS LARGE AS GRAPEFRUIT. HE LIVES BETWEEN SCALY AND
HIGHLANDS.