Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 In eastern Colorado, they had hail stones falling that were over 4.8 inches!! Get hit on the head with one of those and that'd put your lights out! https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/national-weather-service-investigating-whether-monster-that-hail-fell-in-colorado-broke-a-record/70009074 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Stuff gets big over on the plains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 The largest hail stones I have ever experienced were golf ball sized. I was in 7th grade walking home from school. It started raining then there was lightning then there was hail. I took refuge next to a huge elm tree. I only got hit with 2 hail stones. One on the shoulder and one hit me in the upper back. Both left welts. I can’t imagine hail larger than that and the damage it could cause. My Dad was a contractor. The hail storm was a boon for him. He did a lot of roof jobs that Spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Meanwhile over in California a 64 year old man was having a 1.7lb gallstone removed. It was 4.7 inches long, 3.7 inches thick and 3 inches tall. This joker was the size of an ostrich egg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Hope they wern't 100% clear ice, that could be rough! Blackfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.J. Bones SASS# 75616 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I have heard reports that this same hail storm killed cattle in NW Kansas south of Atwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Saw some hail that was about the size of a tennis ball once. Every huckster in 3 states what owned a claw hammer and a ladder became a roofer the very next day, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I don’t think this would help with a five incher. https://www.amazon.com/Hail-Protector-Portable-Cover-System/dp/B07PQPQXW9/ref=sr_1_7?crid=2APTG4UHGB6QF&keywords=hail+protector+car+cover&qid=1565877953&s=gateway&sprefix=Hail+protector%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 I've heard of New Car Lots have had great savings on new vehicle that were hail damaged. Sounds like you could get some great buys on a vehicle if you didn't mind it dimpled and looking like a golf ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 35 minutes ago, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: I've heard of New Car Lots have had great savings on new vehicle that were hail damaged. Sounds like you could get some great buys on a vehicle if you didn't mind it dimpled and looking like a golf ball. My Subaru looked like a blue golf ball with doors. $8,000 later it looked like new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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