Roughly one inch of hail rocked Huntington Beach, Calif., Monday in a rare storm for the Los Angeles area. The National Weather Service said that hail pellets reached up to a quarter inch in diameter. It also said that this is a fairly common type of a storm for a coastal area to see.
But it’s L.A. and the hail sure looks like snow. There was enough of it for people to freak out. One glance at the juxtaposition of seeing these conditions in Southern California, it’s tough to blame them.
It's snowing on the sand in Huntington Beach, CA. Never happened in my lifetime. pic.twitter.com/AFnEWDaWKG
— Pat Doney (@PatDoneyNBC5) March 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/DavanMaharaj/status/572502376138997760
#Unreasonable snow in Huntington Beach today! @timmyreyes having a snow day in his trunks. #oneill pic.twitter.com/vFztXDmAlN
— O'Neill (@teamoneill) March 2, 2015
Wow. Nice shot of Hail in Huntington Beach, CA MT @EgyptianVia Rainy Day Greetings from Huntington Beach! pic.twitter.com/WbCJTGghtR
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) March 2, 2015
Snowing downtown Huntington Beach, is a sign God is still in miracle business. pic.twitter.com/2UBCxp8SHC
— Jay Haizlip (@jayhaizlip) March 2, 2015
It's snowing in Huntington Beach! Aka Surf City USA http://t.co/HeSuFfHuVL pic.twitter.com/TE9glt0Sx2
— Mark Doyle (@markwpdoyle) March 2, 2015
Snowing in Huntington Beach!! #staybarreled #surfcity pic.twitter.com/YWHSgOOKzC
— Urban Barrels (@urbanbarrels) March 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/KailaMarieeeee/status/572481946149761025
Is snowing in Huntington Beach?? AWESOME!!!
— Alexandre Birds (@ale_birds) March 2, 2015
Pic by Patee Tenorio and Tara Hadley pic.twitter.com/n9EaKSJWVn
https://twitter.com/RailbirdSports/status/572474790616776704
No filter, indeed.
Photo via Neil Kremer/Flickr (CC BY ND 2.0)