STOMPer Patrick said it rained hailstones at his house in the Braddell Road area for about a minute, at about 3.30pm today (Mar 27). "Photos attached show the hailstones in my garden and some hailstones that we picked up. The largest ones were about 10mm in diameter," said the STOMPer.
STOMP contacted the NEA and this is its reply: "Hailstones form in intense thunderstorm clouds. "Such clouds develop when there is strong convection, which occur all year round in the tropics. "Generally, the hailstones would have been melted before they reach the ground. "However, in the presence of a strong downdraft in an intense thunderstorm, the hailstones can be brought to the ground rapidly without melting.
Hailstones were reported in central Singapore today between 3.15 pm and 3.45pm. The last hailstone incident was reported on 27 Jul 2007.
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