Don't know if anyone remembers this one.
It was late winter early spring early 1980's and I was living in North
Leeds at the time.
The day started with an early morning hail shower with a temporary
cover of small hail. This soon melted away but was followed by
frequent snow showers during the day, none of which settled. However
in the afternoon at around 3pm it started to hail. This soon settled
then the hail got heavier and there was lightning and thunder for a
while this stopped after about 15 - 20 mins but the hail continues
till for some time. The hail built up to at least 6 inches and the
stones where perfectly round and large at around 5 - 10mm.

Does anyone have any memory of this or news articles from the time?
Does anyone have any idea of the exact date and weather setup that
caused this?

Thanks.

Simon (South Yorks)