Q1: Where are you calling from?
Q2: Are you currently in large hail?
Q3: What size is the hail?
Q4: When did it start?
If the hail is a foot deep or greater, and is "flowing:"
DISPATCHER NOTE: Hail that is a foot deep or greater, and is "flowing" represents a very dangerous situation. Call the Street Department, the Emergency Manager, and the National Weather Service to report the situation immediately.
If the caller is...
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in an automobile:
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refer to Card "C1"
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in a building (including houses, mobile homes):
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refer to Card "C2"
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outdoors:
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refer to Card "C3"
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If the hail IS NOT a foot or more deep, nor "flowing" downhill:
Tell the caller...
- Thank you for your call. We will pass this along to the proper authorities. Please call back if hail gets larger than an inch, or if the depth gets greater than a foot, or if deep hail begins flowing downhill and clogging drains.
NOTE: Pass the report along to both the local Emergency Operations Center (or Emergency Manager), and the nearest National Weather Service office (as time permits).
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