Hail to Bermuda: weather lashes island - Royal Gazette

Hail pummeled the island this afternoon, brought by a low pressure front passing over Bermuda.

Michelle Pitcher and Gary Hall, meteorologists at the BWS, said the island usually experiences hail once or twice a year, but today’s hail was larger than normal for Bermuda.

Ms Pitcher said: “It’s turned out to be extra exciting today weather wise.

“Today’s hail, from what we have recorded as well as from reports across the island, has been in the ¼ inch to ½ inch range in size.

“Typically in Bermuda we see much smaller hail as a result of cold outbreaks. We are too relatively warm for that type of process to form hail.

“This event was caused by long-lived thunderstorms that have been trailing through the area as part of the stalled front that has affected us all day and is expected to continue through most of the evening.”

The last recorded incident of hail in Bermuda took place last March.

Ms Pitcher said the stalled low-pressure front that has affected us today will begin to move east overnight.

Conditions will then begin to trend much drier while remaining breezy. Cooler, more seasonable temperatures are expected for the weekend.

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