One day in August, the air grew strangely cold and suddenly huge stones of ice plummeted from the heavens. The storm lasted about twenty minutes and caused massive damage. I believe no one was badly hurt; I heard that one woman had a hailstone hit her and it broke one of the bones in her hand. But that was the worst.

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Hailstones were literally as large as a half-dollar (left). And after the storm, the ground was covered in them (right).

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The air turned suddenly cold, causing a blanket of mist to rise up from pavement and rocks. Leaves ripped from trees (along with dead birds) littered the ground.

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Damage to property was high. Many cars had half their windows and mirrors smashed. Most cars were totalled. One coworker claimed to have a dent the size of her fist in her hood.

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The storm took down half a tree in my neighbor's yard.