Topic - Victor Gensini

The different layers - like a tree's rings - will help scientists learn about the short but rapid growth of the ice in the storm, Gensini said.

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Gensini said one early data trend he’s noticing is that “the largest hail that we found is not where we thought it would be in terms of the Doppler radar.″ And that’s an issue because Doppler radar is the only tool forecasters have been using across the country to say where the big dangerous stones should be falling, he said.

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