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NEA confirms that it was raining hailstones in central S'pore during afternoon downpour
By Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 27 March 2008 1927 hrs
SINGAPORE: The sudden downpour on Thursday afternoon brought more than just heavy rain.
Hailstones were raining down in some parts of Singapore, according to callers to Channel NewsAsia’s hotline.
The National Environment Agency later confirmed that hailstones were reported in central Singapore between 3.15pm and 3.45pm.
Callers said the hailstones were the size of 5 cent coins.
They were seen mainly in Bishan, Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio.
Rosie Hoe, a witness to the hailstones in Bishan, said: "We tried to take photographs but it doesn't show on our cameras. So, they were calling their friends and all to come and see. So, there were actually quite a lot of people here."
It's believed the hailstones fell for about 20 minutes before subsiding.
The last hailstone incident was reported in July 2007.
Hailstones form in intense thunderstorm clouds. Such clouds develop when there is strong convection, which occur all year round in the tropics.
Generally, the hailstones would have been melted before they reach the ground.
However, in the presence of a strong downdraft in an intense thunderstorm, the hailstones can be brought to the ground rapidly without melting. -Edited by FireIce 27 Mar `08, 7:49PM
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It's hailstone lar, not snow. Big difference. Snow can never reach Singapore's ground cus the temperature far too high above zero and with the speed of snow floating down, it would have long melted to water. Hailstone drops much faster and they have a chance of reaching the ground. You can use snow to make a snowball and throw at someone without much issue, other than being thrown back but you could cause serious injury if you throw large enough hailstones at people's head.
Pic of what damage large
hailstones can cause. Not of today's hailstone.Edited by cairocks 27 Mar `08, 7:58PM
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Originally posted by cairocks:
It's hailstone lar, not snow. Big difference. Snow can never reach Singapore's ground cus the temperature far too high above zero and with the speed of snow floating down, it would have long melted to water. Hailstone drops much faster and they have a chance of reaching the ground. You can use snow to make a snowball and throw at someone without much issue, other than being thrown back but you could cause serious injury if you throw large enough hailstones at people's head.
Pic of what damage large
hailstones can cause. Not of today's hailstone.
The above hailstones aren't 5 cent in size. There quite big. wow.
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Originally posted by Obama:
abit ice-> more ice -> more more ice -> more more more ice -> more more more more ice -> more more more more ice -> DOOMSDAY
As in the movie, “The day after tomorrow”? Too dramatic. This kind of events take years to happen, not weeks. Maybe not within our lifetime but still scientifically possible.
go back US lar.......haha juz kiddin.....
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