Use of the Donovan method would result in the issuance of a severe thunderstorm warning on this cell in eastern Sullivan County when the 50dbz core reached 28,000 AGL. This cell actually had a small by high 50dbz core of over 30,000 ft. The MESH also spiked up to indicate 1.4 inch hail. The HSDA indicated hail but not large hail. This storm had a history of severe hail. No actual verification since the spike was over open county and not over any towns. But the trend we saw yesterday of HSDA indicating lesser chances of svr hail continues today thus far.

Wesely