What does it mean if it hails before Halloween?
The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for southern Kalamazoo County, as well as parts of Calhoun and Jackson counties, for rain showers and possible hail today.
The 1:30 p.m. statement reads:
"As the showers move through your location be prepared to encounter quarter-inch to half-inch-diameter hail and an occasional cloud-to-ground lightning strike."
The statement includes Lawton, Battle Creek, Holt, Mason, East Rapids, Marshall, Climax, Okemos, Schoolcraft, Leslie, Springport, Albion and Jackson.
The weather may cause area people to reconsider how they dress for Halloween celebrations tonight. Even if the skies remain clear, the temperature is predicted to drop to a low of 31 degrees tonight in Kalamazoo.