Hailstones “the size of chicken eggs” have fallen on southern China, killing 9 people and injuring a further 272 in unusually deadly weather even for China.
According to reports, southern coastal and inland regions experienced a convergence of cold winds from the north and warm winds from the south-west, resulting in gale force winds and intense rain storms.
A hail storm featuring unusually large hailstones and lasting some 10 to 20 minutes also ensued, smashing roofs and windows, and killing at least 9 people, with 272 reporting injuries of one kind or another.
Strong winds also took their toll, causing power outages and blowing over houses, killing a further 3.
Whilst gigantic hail is far from unheard of and has long been a staple for journals of Forteana, injuries – let alone deaths – are unusual and this probably marks the most severe such hail ever recorded.
serves them right 🙂
We had some nasty hail here in South Africa late last year. There were also casualties, both human and material (my poor car …)
Now, the hail size ranges from golf ball sized to baseball sized and bigger. There were a few houses that were hit by hail big enough that it punched straight through the roof and smashed the furniture inside. I even saw cars with holes in the bonnets and roofs.
The plus side to hail was that business picked up, especially in the skylight industry I work in. So many skylights were damaged/destroyed, and we could barely keep up with the work.
atleast nothing.. eggsploded
This could be the fore-runner of an alien chicken invasion.
Nature’s way of saying “GTFO”? I it needs to speak out more clearly though, but it’s a start.