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Around 5:30 this evening, the sky changed from forbidding grey to a greenish evil tint. No matter how many times you see that it always seems strange. There was a burst of intense loud rain for about ten seconds. About ten minutes later, the hail started. It sounded like shot, especially on the back porch which has a roof of some composite polymer. A few pieces bounced and rolled over to my feet. Some were about the size of nickels, the others a little bigger than a quarter. I listened to the cacophony and hoped I wouldn't have to replace my roof before I own my house for a year. Now it's calmer, just a slow soft rain and intermittent thunder.