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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGreat shot of hail shafts coming down in Colorado storm:
@Basehunters:
Hail shafts with beautiful green core on June 5, 2014 by Punkin Center, CO.
Green means hail. The ice refracts light at a different angle than water and you see a green shade so it's not a good sign.
FYI: @basehunters has great weather pictures.
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Great shot of hail shafts coming down in Colorado storm: (Original Post)
Are_grits_groceries
Jun 2014
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Laffy Kat
(16,383 posts)1. Thx for posting. Love weather photos.
Gorgeous. Not sure where Punkin Center is? I'm in Boulder county.
locks
(2,012 posts)4. I didn't know either
though I've lived here a long time. Wiki says 30 miles east of Colorado Springs. Great picture!
Laffy Kat
(16,383 posts)7. Oh, thanks. Never heard of it! nt
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)2. So that's what makes things look green before a tornado
Gore1FL
(21,132 posts)3. What is DU coming to?
First nipples, now shafts!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)5. Gorgeous pic.
And thanks for the info. Had no idea green means hail.....around here, panoramic views of approaching storms are not possible,
smallcat88
(426 posts)6. Beautiful picture
From afar.