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Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. Hail that fell for about half an hour on Friday, June 6, 2023 in Westwood fell in sufficient amounts that handfuls could be easily scooped up.
From around 2:30 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, Westwood experienced rain, lightning, thunder, and small, pea-sized hail.
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. A close-up of small, pea-sized hail that fell on grass in Westwood on Friday, June 9, 2023.The hail could be observed in patches, on the wet ground, lasting for more than two hours after falling. This pattern of accumulation could be due to hail falling in a "path," which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration terms "hail swaths."
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. Hail fell unevenly, covering some patches of ground and not others.The overall precipitation for the day in Westwood was around half an inch.
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Updated 6/11/2023 at 2:51 p.m. An incorrect reference to Friday as June 10, 2023 has been changed to the correct date of June 9, 2023.
