Gerald,
No need to be sorry. Hail is a terrible thing, especially when it reaches these type of large sizes. Last year we had a similar storm pass through Central Minnesota about 10-15 miles west of me. And the damage for some was pretty devastating. Lots of roofs and vehicles totaled. A brother in law had to get house, shed and barn roofs replaced. A number of people with whom I work lost vehicles etc. A baseball sized chunk of ice exceeding 100 mph packs a bad wallop. Nobody wants to see that or experience it. Hope it does not happen to you again.

Cheers

Looks like a war zone in northern Minneapolis. We had some heavy rain around St cloud. Was hoping a tornado wouldn't come out of this cell. Looks like we are in for a stormy summer. Stay safe everyone.

Thanks Kate for your kind words. We seem to be in a rainy pattern here. More rain last again for about 4 out of the last five days. Cool too, in the 30's (< 5C)overnight, but thankfully no frost. And thankfully no bad storms. Finally today looks sunny, at least for a while. Maybe finish putting the garden in if it ever dries out enough.

Cheers

I saw the picture in the birding thread of the swallow. Very nice .

I see the team founder Brianmn has retired. I think it has been a couple of years since he was active. Sorry to see him go anyway.

Cheers

Heads up today. The SPC (Storm Prediction Center) has parts of MN in a moderate risk and has put out a PSWO (Public Severe Weather Outlook). All the factors are in place for this to be a bad weather day.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ALONG THE FRONT...AND THE STORMS WILL LIKELY EXPAND INTO A SQUALL LINE BY LATE EVENING. A FEW TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL...AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.