We get grapefruit size and saucer shaped about the same size
when those hand size typhoon land size things come by...

Saucers break bark off trees and you if you are in the way.

They fly sideways coming from tornadoes.

Martin in Texas

On 8/6/2011 4:30 PM, Paul K. Dickman wrote:
"Don wrote in message
...
On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 22:42:29 -0700,
wrote:


A Minnesota state residential code says that new asphalt shingles cannot
be
installed without first removing exist shingles, and on one section of the
roof Espey was installing new shingles over the old.

It varies by county. Jackson County is one where complete tearoffs
are required. It has to do with exposure to hail.

http://www.doli.state.mn.us/ccld/PDF/map_hail2.pdf

Holy cr@p!
They call 1.5 - 5 inch hail stones, moderate size hail.
The large ones must be the size of basketballs.
Paul K. Dickman