May 23, 2011
Target: Apache, Oklahoma
Checking over meteorological data before storms formed. Photo by Mike Mezeul II
The backside of a destructive-hail producing supercell near Gotebo, Oklahoma. This supercell produced 6+ inch hail near Gotebo.
The backside of a destructive-hail producing supercell near Gotebo, Oklahoma. This supercell produced 6+ inch hail near Gotebo. Photo by Mike Mezeul II
Large hailstones sit along side the highway near Gotebo, Oklahoma. These stones were 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
Inside a freezer at a gas station in Apache, Oklahoma. It was in this freezer that the hail team sorted and documented the hail without much melting.
Inside a freezer at a gas station in Apache, Oklahoma. It was in this freezer that the hail team sorted and documented the hail without much melting.
Inside a freezer at a gas station in Apache, Oklahoma. It was in this freezer that the hail team sorted and documented the hail without much melting.
Inside a freezer at a gas station in Apache, Oklahoma. It was in this freezer that the hail team sorted and documented the hail without much melting.
Inside a freezer at a gas station in Apache, Oklahoma. It was in this freezer that the hail team sorted and documented the hail without much melting.
Record breaking 6-inch stone collected near Gotebo, Oklahoma
Inside a freezer at a gas station in Apache, Oklahoma. It was in this freezer that the hail team sorted and documented the hail without much melting.
HailSTONE 2011 Team: Back Row: (left to right) Dylan Cooper, Justin Pullen, Gordon May, Charles Kelly, Scott Currens. Front Row: (left to right) Bart Comstock, Mike Mezeul III, Jared Leighton, Derek Deroche, Chris Dobbs, Jenni (Laflin) Pittman, Scott Blair, Bob Fritche
Hail Softball. Photo by Scott Currens
Playing hail softball after the stones were all documented
Inside a freezer at a gas station in Apache, Oklahoma. It was in this freezer that the hail team sorted and documented the hail without much melting.
The HailSTONE crew looking over the hail that was collected near Gotebo, Oklahoma.
The HailSTONE fleet in Apache, Oklahoma