Hail.........

[Serpo]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2156717/Amazing-pictures-devastating-hail-submerged-cars-swept-Colorado.html



Hail storms like you've never seen: The jaw-dropping pictures of devastating storm that smashed cars and blocked roads By Daily Mail Reporter (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter)
PUBLISHED: 00:39 GMT, 9 June 2012 | UPDATED: 11:37 GMT, 9 June 2012


(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2156717/Amazing-pictures-devastating-hail-submerged-cars-swept-Colorado.html#comments)







These amazing pictures show the devastation caused by massive hail storms which have swept through Colorado and Wyoming this week.

Destructive hailstones coated the ground so thickly that the landscape appeared to be covered in snow, KOAA (http://www.koaa.com/home/)reported.

Stunned residents took to Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151037839938939.489411.114200373938&type=3) (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151037839938939.489411.114200373938&type=3)and Twitter to share their photos of the bizarre weather, which blocked roads and left some cars almost totally submerged.

One picture in particular tugged at many heartstrings when it was posted by KDVR (http://kdvr.com/2012/06/07/photo-of-dog-in-storm-stirs-emotional-reaction/) - a touching snapshot of a dog which sought shelter from the torrential downpour in a trash can.


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/09/article-2156717-13849746000005DC-744_634x379.jpg Inundated: Colorado was hit with so much hail that some cars were left almost completely submerged



http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/09/article-2156717-13849742000005DC-410_634x420.jpg Destruction: Huge hail stones battered buildings and damaged car windshields



http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/09/article-2156717-1384DDC0000005DC-546_634x354.jpg Touching: This picture of a dog forced to seek shelter in a trash can touched hundreds of web users

The hail downpour was part of a powerful storm system that rolled through parts of Colorado and Wyoming on Thursday, packing heavy rains, high winds and hail.

The storms followed a round of nasty late spring weather that pummeled the region.

Preliminary reports show Colorado was hit by 10 tornadoes during the past two days.

The storms came at the peak time for such severe weather in the state. Severe thunderstorms normally become less common later in the month and in early July until summer monsoons start developing.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/09/article-2156717-1384974A000005DC-134_634x342.jpg Surreal: The streets were completely impassable as cars were stranded in the rising drifts of hail





http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/09/article-2156717-13849716000005DC-629_634x393.jpg Amazing: The hail was piled up so much that it looked like snow in many areas




http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/09/article-2156717-1384972A000005DC-431_634x350.jpg Extensive: The hail settled on the ground so thickly that it became almost impossible to walk



At least seven homes were damaged in Elbert County on the plains southeast of Denver.

County officials said two homes lost roofs and others had broken windows but the total damage was still being assessed.

Laura Van Why said she and her husband Dennis, their 2-year-old son and two dogs hid under the stairs of their basement while the storm passed near Kiowa, Colorado.

'It felt like forever,' Mrs Van Why said. 'It was like, "Black out the windows."'


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/09/article-2156717-13849710000005DC-604_634x487.jpg Massive: The state was assailed by hail stones the size of golf balls, as this picture shows




http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/09/article-2156717-1384970A000005DC-44_634x416.jpg Beautiful: But it is these unusual clouds which are responsible for the destructive storms in Colorado



Forecaster Jerry Claycomb, from the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, said the same factors created the storms in both states.

A low-pressure system stalled over northern Colorado and against the Laramie Range mountains southeast of Casper. That pulled up low-level moisture from the Gulf of Mexico from the southeast.

High-level westerly winds combined with low-level southeasterly winds to create what Mr Claycomb called 'shear,' which he said amounts to a turning in the atmosphere.

'It created these super cell thunderstorms over us, and those super cells created some tornadoes,' he said.


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[Old Herb Lady]

OMG. I couldn't imagine a hail storm that bad ! Wonder how long the storm lasted ?
All that noise (in addition to all the damage of course) would be very nerve racking .
After a while, you'd swear the sky is falling !

[AndreaGail]

A friend of mine got a new car about a month ago and was caught in these storms...suffered $8,000 in hail damage!!

[Hatha Sunahara]

Truly a hail of biblical proportions.


Hatha

[Silver Rocket Bitches!]

I find it ironic the clouds look like giant pieces of hail.

[Twisted Titan]

A friend of mine got a new car about a month ago and was caught in these storms...suffered $8,000 in hail damage!!


I always find it funny that Insurance companies dont believe in God until he causes damage.

Anything to leave YOU with the bill

[gunDriller]

I always find it funny that Insurance companies dont believe in God until he causes damage.

Anything to leave YOU with the bill

they don't call it "Bad Faith" for nothing - when an insurance company defaults on a contract, via some provision in the small print.

[jimswift]

Was in a hail storm last year and it's about a helpless feeling. About all you can do is watch.

The noise is terrible, just a constant pounding. Then watching your stuff get hammered doesn't help. Not fun at all.

[SLV^GLD]

you'd swear the sky is falling !

In the case of hail one might accurately say the sky is falling.

[madfranks]

I got some of that hail. Not nearly as bad as the photos in the OP, but between 1 and 2am, it was so loud outside nobody could sleep. Woke up in the morning and our front porch had a couple of inches of hail. It looked like snow, until you got up close and could see the individual hailstones. Here's a couple pics from my place:

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[Glass]

We had very bad storms 2 winters ago. Tens of thousands of cars were written off due to looking like dimpled golf balls. They used a technique called statutory write off on these cars. Mostly it was for dents in the body. Of course windows and hatchbacks in many cases. Even if the vehicle was a write off you could get it back on the road with a visit to the Registration Pits for mechanical checks. I looked into picking up a car this way. Lots of people did. Sometimes saving 60% on the cost of a new one.

anyway. We had bad storms again late last week. We even had a tornado. Today is looking to be even worse. So far I haven't had many issues although the roof can leak when the winds a howling. We are expecting category 2 cyclonic wind conditions today. No cyclone just the wind and rain.