Hailstorm hits Novosibirsk (Siberia) Beachgoers

[Simon Culling]

These beachgoers on the beach at Novosibirsk (Siberia) got a bit of a shock when a sudden hailstorm struck. The temperature had been up to 37*C earlier on Saturday (July 12th) afternoon, but it cooled quite rapidly when the storm struck. With the hail described as up to golfball and hens egg size, they must have hurt!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmoe2EXLdhk

[spwill]

They didn't see the storm coming great clip.

[Manukau heads obs]

cool!
whats the translation for some of the words said , anyone?

[Orion]

"always have a Plan B"
Nasty.

[Nev]

Amazing Gustfront!

cool!
whats the translation for some of the words said , anyone?

'If we die, I love you,' a female voice is heard saying on dramatic video footage of the deluge.
- Siberian Times

[Simon Culling]

Novosibirsk is in central (Asian) Russia and has a very continental climate, but 37*C seems to be near a record for this city. The Wikipedia page climate figures for 1981-2010 give 36*C as the highest temperature...scroll down a bit o the climate section. I did not realise it was the third largest city in Russia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novosibirsk

These METARS from the local Tolmachevo Airport give a flavour, although the bulk of the storm appears to have missed this site:

UNNT 121330Z 15001MPS 9999 BKN060CB BKN130 29/16 Q0998 07090070 16090070 NOSIG RMK QFE738/0985
UNNT 121300Z 13003MPS 9999 VCTS BKN057CB BKN130 28/13 Q0998 16090070 25090070 NOSIG RMK QFE739/0985
UNNT 121230Z 14008G13MPS 8000 -SHRA BKN057CB BKN130 31/13 Q0998 16090070 25090070 NOSIG RMK QFE739/0985
UNNT 121200Z 20005MPS 9999 SCT057CB BKN130 36/11 Q0997 16090070 25090070 NOSIG RMK QFE738/0984
UNNT 121130Z 20004MPS 9999 SCT052CB SCT130 35/12 Q0997 16090070 25090070 NOSIG RMK QFE738/0984
UNNT 121100Z 19005MPS 9999 FEW052CB FEW100 SCT200 36/09 Q0997 16090070 25090070 NOSIG RMK QFE738/0984
UNNT 121030Z 16005MPS 9999 FEW052CB SCT100 BKN200 35/11 Q0997 16090070 25090070 NOSIG RMK QFE738/0984
UNNT 121000Z 17005MPS 9999 SCT052CB SCT100 BKN200 35/10 Q0997 16090070 25090070 NOSIG RMK QFE738/0984
UNNT 120930Z 19006MPS CAVOK 37/09 Q0997 16090070 25090070 NOSIG RMK QFE738/0984
UNNT 120900Z 17005MPS CAVOK 37/12 Q0997 16090070 25090070 NOSIG RMK QFE738/0984
UNNT 120830Z 18006MPS CAVOK 35/12 Q0997 16090070 25090070 NOSIG RMK QFE738/0984
UNNT 120800Z 17006MPS CAVOK 37/17 Q0997 25090070 16090070 NOSIG RMK QFE738/0984

For time zone purposes, Novosibirsk is UTC + 6 hours.

[NZstorm]

These METARS from the local Tolmachevo Airport give a flavour, although the bulk of the storm appears to have missed this site:

Good heat and moisture there. There would have been major things happening aloft for hail like that. Jet stream as well as large scale forcing.