Colorado Springs gets 2nd Largest hail in History today.

in #weather6 years ago (edited)

The second largest hail storm in El Paso County History rolled through the south end of Colorado Springs today. This storm destroyed cars, property and even killed a few animals at the Cheyenne Mtn. Zoo. Here are some of the pictures from today’s wicked storms.
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Some of the hail was this big but most of it was golf ball to Apple size. The picture below is NOT snow, this is hail and it’s the middle of the summer here. It looks like a cold day in December though.
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Can you imagine sitting inside your car on the highway (hundreds of cars were pulled over) and watching hail come through the windshield and right into you lap??? Crazy!
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Contractors and auto body shops were already busy with a storm that rolled through here about 5 weeks ago.....now this.
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Colorado weather is unpredictable and sometimes very dangerous no matter what season it is.

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Thank you for posting these photographs and this news @broncnutz.

What a terrible storm and in the summer.....quite surprising indeed.

Wishing you and yours all the best.

Cheers!

Holy crap!!! That is some serious freaking damage. I have heard of big hail storms but have never seen that. It certainly provides a lot of work for contractors but what a huge pain in the ass for people. I'm guessing hail insurance is needed there.

That is ridiculous. Aren't you involved with a roofing company? You can use your drone to show people they have damage and get the job.

Yeah it was pretty crazy yesterday!!

Wow Softball size hail!!!

Did you personally get any damage? That's horrifying! Here in Denver we haven't gotten any hail recently- hopefully I didn't just jynx us. I gave up on fixing my car from the hail damage- it's just going to get it again so....

I've never seen such hail storm in summer...
And that difficult situation make me very sad... so bad news...

Unreal the damage this stuff did. Did you see that car?! WOW! Go outside in that or get caught up in it and you'd better hope you have a helmet cause you might not be comin' back. That stuff could easily take you out the game permanently! cRaZy!

Really very sad.people will be in difficult situation.wonder to read about hail storm in summer.hope there will be no lose of life.

That is so sad news, At least eight people were taken to hospitals with hail-related injuries. The back window of a car is broken in the Broadmoor area of Colorado Springs, Colo., after a hailstorm with stones the size of baseballs hit the area. That is so bad news for every human.

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