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Uploaded by: ChrisAnthemum — Tuesday May 1, 2012 — Westfield, NC (Current Weather Conditions)

This afternoon I got caught in a terrific thunderstorm; I had to seek the shelter of my car, which was pelted with marble-sized hail as well as high winds and a drenching downpour. Fortunately, nothing was seriously damaged.

Categories: natural disasters, storm damage, thunderstorm, hail Camera Type: Canon Rebel XS
 
Image Width: 3888
Image Length: 2592
x-Resolution: 72.00
y-Resolution: 72.00
Resolution Unit: Inch
Orientation: top - left
YCbCr Sub-Sampling:
Manufacturer: Canon
Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Software: PaintShop Pro 14.00
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Compression: JPEG compression
Exif Version: Exif Version 2.21
FlashPixVersion: FlashPix Version 1.0
Color Space: sRGB
Components Configuration: Y Cb Cr -
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PixelYDimension: 2592
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SubsecTime: 23
SubSecTimeOriginal: 23
SubSecTimeDigitized: 23
Exposure Time: 1/500 sec.
FNumber: f/5.6
Exposure Program: Not defined
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Shutter speed: 9.00 EV (APEX: 22, 1/512 sec.)
Aperture: 5.00 EV (f/5.7)
Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
Focal Length: 49.0 mm
Focal Plane x-Resolution: 4438.36
Focal Plane y-Resolution: 4445.97
Focal Plane Resolution Unit: Inch
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
White Balance: Auto white balance
Scene Capture Type: Standard
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1. beanhead 12:39 AM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Yikes!
Glad you didn't have damage.
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2. ChrisAnthemum 12:42 AM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Yikes is the word, Eileen! For awhile it felt like my car was being pelted with gravel, not to mention shaken by the wind; I could not drive and had to pull off the road next to a building so as to break the force of the storm. Did not find any hailstone marks on the car when I got home, though!
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3. Bluesmaster 1:20 AM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Ouch! Those are pretty big, I'm glad you made it through unscathed!
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4. ChrisAnthemum 1:30 AM GMT on May 02, 2012    
So am I, Randall! Thanks for commenting!
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5. gilg72 3:07 PM GMT on May 03, 2012    
Wow! Glad to hear no serious damage.
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6. ChrisAnthemum 3:30 PM GMT on May 03, 2012    
I must live a charmed life, Gil! If I hadn't been out and about, I might never have known it hailed; I was less than a mile from home when I saw the damage stopped, like the storm drew a line that it did not cross. I thank God, and I don't mean that irreverently! Thanks for commenting!
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7. trailhiker44 4:37 PM GMT on May 03, 2012    
Not much fun to sit in the car and get a pelting from these hailstones !
Glad you and your car came through unscathed !
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About ChrisAnthemum
ChrisAnthemum Wife, mother, grandmother, gardener, naturalist, writer, artist, crafter, homeschooler, owner and occasional breeder of registered Shetland Sheepdogs, and a child of the King. Rank amateur at most of these. Live in Westfield, NC, near the western mountains.Some of my photos are now available for sale from Fine Art America. Please check the website: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/kathryn-meyer.h tml only join the html -- for some reason this site won't let me do it.
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