hail smashing carbon, wow!
06-22-07, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by woodcycl
Two years ago ... driving on I65 in Indiana and was hit by lemon size hail. $7,000 worth of damage to my vehicle. One of the scariest things I have ever gone thru! I will NEVER believe I could last a hail storm without some type of cover ...not after seeing what hail can do to my own vehicle.
06-22-07, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by woodcycl Two years ago ... driving on I65 in Indiana and was hit by lemon size hail. $7,000 worth of damage to my vehicle. One of the scariest things I have ever gone thru! I will NEVER believe I could last a hail storm without some type of cover ...not after seeing what hail can do to my own vehicle.
Here on the upper great plains cherry tomatoe sized isn't uncommon.
Originally Posted by ryanspeer
Dang. Here in Seattle the worst I've ever seen is blueberry sized - and that only on one or two occasions and briefly at that.
06-22-07, 11:42 AM
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While flying into Denver 3-4 yrs. ago, I looked down and thought that I was losing my mind. For miles east of the airport, everything was covered in white - but it was mid-summer. Finally my brain snapped into gear and I realized - that's a hail of a lot of ice! I've experience car damaging hail in OH & NJ too.
06-22-07, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by CastIron
I'll ride through just about anything except hail. Hail is God's last warning to get the hell out of dodge.
hmmmmm... lightning has a habit of forcing me off the road..
06-22-07, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Terex
While flying into Denver 3-4 yrs. ago, I looked down and thought that I was losing my mind. For miles east of the airport, everything was covered in white - but it was mid-summer. Finally my brain snapped into gear and I realized - that's a hail of a lot of ice! I've experience car damaging hail in OH & NJ too.
06-22-07, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by xerocoma
hmmmmm... lightning has a habit of forcing me off the road..
06-22-07, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by rog
Really, in Jersey? Whereabouts?
06-22-07, 02:40 PM
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A hailstorm in Sydney in 1999 is Australia biggest ever insurance payout - something >$1.5 billion, which is bigger than any of the hurricanes or bush fires or floods. More than 20,000 homes damaged and 40,000 cars. Thousands of new cars were sold cheaply due to panel damage and the fact that panel beaters were booked out for months. There was a shortage of tilers across Australia for a few months as they all went to Sydney to earn the big buck fixing roofs.
06-22-07, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ryanspeer
Dang. Here in Seattle the worst I've ever seen is blueberry sized - and that only on one or two occasions and briefly at that.
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06-22-07, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by KevinF
Interesting. I know about a dozen people who live in the Denver area (skiing acquaintances). Not one of them has ever mentioned anything about horrific summer afternoon thunderstorms.
06-22-07, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Terex
In the foothills of the mighty Watchung (Rt. 22). We were eating at Johnny Carino's.
No kidding. I've lived in that area most of my life, and I can't ever remember seeing hail like that. Glad I didn't leave my car out that day...
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Originally Posted by 2Tired2Shift
I've heard of fatalities in tornado alley from people being hit in the head by uber-hail.
another good reason to wear a bike helmet.
