Looks like snow

@BarBaraPrz (45498)
St. Catharines, Ontario
April 15, 2018 7:22am CST
It may look like snow but in fact is solid ice pellets. And they're still coming down! Never mind being wary of the Ides of March. Beware the Ides of April!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Apr 18
Do those ice pellets sting if they hit you?
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr 18
Probably... I'm not going outside to find out.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
15 Apr 18
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
15 Apr 18
Roberts @JohnRoberts , yes the ice pellets do hurt!
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@topffer (42156)
• France
15 Apr 18
I wonder why some people can live in Canada ? You should really like cold and ice. If I was Canadian I would suggest a referendum to sell the country in a public auction, and with the money to buy a few atolls in the Pacific to move the citizens.
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr 18
Sounds like a plan. Weather used to be better behaved.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
15 Apr 18
@BarBaraPrz Our winter lasted only a week in March here, the rest of the time it was raining and the temperature was sweet. We had 22°C outdoors yesterday evening, and 17°C today, it is more encouraging than your ice pellets. I hope you will enjoy the spring soon.
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@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
15 Apr 18
I know. I had trouble opening my screen door but when walking on it I felt like I was walking on sand, or sea salt. Definitely not snow.
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@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
16 Apr 18
@BarBaraPrz I couldn't believe it when I got up and the snow was falling and there was a ton of it on the ground. Fortunately it has stopped snowing but I think we are expecting more.
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Apr 18
And it's still out there! I was hoping it would be gone when I woke up this (Monday) morning. No such luck, but it does seem to be regular rain coming down now.
• China
15 Apr 18
Not sure if it is the graupel that we call it.Here it is a fine day today.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
15 Apr 18
@changjiangzhibin89, Enjoy that fine day over there!
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
15 Apr 18
Icy rain is worse than snow. I suppose is pretty cold there.
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr 18
Not overly cold at ground level. The ice pellets are coming from the upper atmosphere.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
15 Apr 18
@BarBaraPrz I am glad it's not too cold, the ice should melt quickly.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
15 Apr 18
The ice pellets are not as dangerous as the freezing rain that had been predicted. We are getting freezing rain now.
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr 18
SOMEthing is coming down... might be freezing rain. I'm not about to find out.
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@STOUTjodee (3572)
• United States
19 Apr 18
I heard on the radio a mention of the 4-letter word for this weekend!! Here it is the middle of April and we could still get some snow!!
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Apr 18
I know. It's ridiculous. But the sun just popped out from behind a cloud. Hope it stays out.
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
15 Apr 18
We are having the same thing here. Awful.
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr 18
Yeah, pretty much all of Central and Southern Ontario, all the way to Quebec.
• United States
16 Apr 18
UGH that's horrible that your part of the myLot world is still experiencing such harsh winter weather.
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Apr 18
So tell it to stop, please.
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@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
15 Apr 18
Aren't they painful when they hit your head. ? As you said they were solid ice. So i was just wondering if they are not painful when they hit you.
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Apr 18
They haven't hit me because I'm staying inside.
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