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Hail in ATL damaging hundreds of planes

Just got a call from a friend in ATL who is stuck. Says his DL plane to LGA just got the windscreen broken by golfball size hail. He overheard the capt say the wings are getting pinged pretty hard. I could hear the hail over the phone. I guess the ceilings are leaking too. I imagine it cannot be too pretty down there.

ATL METAR (very interesting...)
KATL 152044Z COR 33017G46KT 1SM R09R/2400VP6000FT +TSRAGR BR SCT024CB BKN046 16/14 A2956 RMK AO2 PK WND 33046/2039 WSHFT 2020 TSB1958GRB44 FRQ LTGCGCCICCA N TS ALQDS MOV NE CB DSNT W GR 1/2 P00

:eek: The plane is leaking? Hail can be really destrucive. Never want to fly through a hailstorm.

Just read about the tornado downtown Atlanta. What a mess.

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Originally Posted by United737522 (Post 9415046)

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ATL METAR (very interesting...)
KATL 152044Z COR 33017G46KT 1SM R09R/2400VP6000FT +TSRAGR BR SCT024CB BKN046 16/14 A2956 RMK AO2 PK WND 33046/2039 WSHFT 2020 TSB1958GRB44 FRQ LTGCGCCICCA N TS ALQDS MOV NE CB DSNT W GR 1/2 P00

Could someone interpret this for me? I can make out parts, but not enough to get the full picture. Thanks in advance!

From http://www.wx-now.com/Weather/MetarDecode.aspx

Latest weather

Observation time Saturday 15 March 2008 4:44 PM
Eastern Daylight Time

Flight conditions Instrument Meterological Conditions

Winds
Wind direction North-Northwest (330°)
Wind shift observed 4:20 PM
Wind speed 8.7 m/s (20 mph)
Wind gusting to 23.7 m/s (53 mph)
Peak wind speed 23.7 m/s (53 mph), 4:39 PM
Peak wind direction North-Northwest (330°)

Visibility 1610 m (1 mi.)

Present weather TSRAGR, mist

Sky condition
Ceiling 1,400 m (4,600 ft.) broken clouds
Cloud layer scattered clouds with cumulonimbus 700 m (2,400 ft.)
Cloud layer broken clouds 1,400 m (4,600 ft.)

Temperature 16°C (61°F)

Dewpoint 14°C (57°F)

Altimeter 1001 hPa (29.56 in.Hg)

Precipitation
Thunderstorm began 3:58 PM
Hail began 4:44 PM

Derived measurements
Relative humidity 88%
Density altitude 230 m (756 ft.)

Remarks
Corrected report.
Automated weather observing station with precipitation discriminator.
Frequent lightning observed (cloud to ground, cloud to cloud, intra-cloud, cloud to air) north thunderstorm moving northeast cumulonimbus clouds observed distant west hailstone size.