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Ron Albertson, the Hamilton Spectator
What the hail?

The Hamilton Spectator

(Jul 24, 2008)

WILD WEATHER BY THE NUMBERS

Amount of precipitation

Tuesday in Hamilton: 34.8 mm

Amount of rain Tuesday in Grimsby: 23.5 mm

Hail: Severe storms in Grimsby, Winona. Activity also reported in Caledonia, Hagersville.

Size of hail: 3.2 cm in Grimsby (large than a toonie).

Damage estimate: Total still being tallied, but $250,000 at Puddicombe Estate Farm in Winona.

Record rainfall in Hamilton for that day: 24.1 mm (1962)

Flooding: In Grimsby, Stoney Creek and Hagersville.

Rescues: Man trapped in car

by floodwaters in Grimsby.






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