On 2007-03-14, Jim Burns wrote:
the web and it sure sounds like a great place to visit... except today...
3/4 inch hail forecasted for this afternoon. Ouch... that'll cause some
insurance claims

It's unlikely to pan out that way in Galveston, though. I can't say it
will never happen - but in all the time I lived in the Houston area, I
never saw *any* hail significantly further south of downtown. It's in
the forecast plenty of times though, but it rarely actually falls on the
Gulf coast. On the other hand, golf ball sized hail on the north side of
Houston - I called 1-800-WXBRIEF once when trying to get into the area
and was advised that a King Air had encountered 'large hail'. I bet
there were a few broken windows and dents in that plane.

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