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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas County, Washington <br />Flgure 4-21. SPC Severe Thunderstorm Outlook Categories <br />Hail can vary in shapes and sizes, and only the very large hailstones pose a serious risk to life safety. <br />NWS reports hail size by comparing the hailstone with traditional object to size conversion for assessment <br />and translation of severe hail reports. Table 4-97 lists the traditional conversion of hail size <br />descriptions. 2oo <br />Table 4-97. Gonverting Traditional Hail Size Descriptions <br />200 NOAA, National Severe Storms Laboratory. (n.d.). Severe Weather 101: Hail Basics. Retrieved from <br />https ://www.nssl. noaa. gov/education/svtwxl 01t'hail1. <br />LEVEL CATEGORY DETAILS SUMMARY <br />How many sevoro <br />rtome are poogible? <br />How bed could tho <br />torst stotm8 bs?DEFINITIONS <br />Sllght <br />(sLGT) <br />latlt <br />A fff seltE shrms <br />h llljlll@! <br />fljlffi, <br />ha llunl@r <br />i3r <br />ilo 6€voro <br />tundsrsl('rns <br />oxp€cied <br />Alhough sevBrB weaher is not expected. art <br />$undeBlo{Ilts €n produc€ dssdty ligthing, <br />gfiJsty ilinds, and smafl hail <br />General <br />Thunderstorm <br />lsolalsd to ScetflBd <br />86wrg slontE <br />oxpscted <br />vill contaln damaglng wlnds, isyero <br />hall, .nd/or tomado potonllal, <br />Simild lo slonrF you <br />arca oe€rionms mgny <br />timos por ystr <br />Similtr to storms yM <br />ar€a may oxpsrierEo <br />ssveral drEs p€r yes <br />Sinilar h Elorms your <br />aros nray €[pedgne a <br />hwtirlls psysar <br />Slmilar to inten6€ <br />storns your area may <br />mly €xpgionce me <br />or twica per yrar <br />Simlr to intsnss <br />cbrnS torjr Srea may <br />onl[ sn€i8m onm <br />per y6ar s loss <br />Vsy inl8nge stom3 <br />yM area may sly <br />oxp€rioncg once or <br />ifli6 h a li(6lims <br />Any.tm UEI @nbins al <br />loasl m of UE bllfling; <br />Wind gudr of rl lsart <br />58 mph <br />Hall rtlsaslom lnch ln <br />dlNmler <br />Signilicanl <br />Severe <br />Any of tE fdlwing hudr: <br />Wnd gust. of at larlt <br />75 mph <br />H.ll 8t l€8st lwo lnchot <br />in diametar <br />Tornado ol al loast EF-2 <br />mllng <br />Tomado <br />$evere <br />Stora <br />Understanding Severe Thunderstorm Outlook Categories <br />0.25 Pea <br />0.50 Mothball <br />0.75 Penny <br />O.BB Nickel <br />1.00 Quarter <br />1.50 Walnut, ping pong <br />1.75 Golf ball <br />2.50 Tennis ball <br />2.75 Baseball <br />3.00 Teacup <br />Softball4.00 <br />Hail Size Object Analog Reported <br />Chapter 4: Hazard ldentification and Risk Assessment 158