For many residents, it was simply another typical night. People were finishing dinner, returning home from work, or going about their usual routines when the first signs of the approaching storm began to appear.
Dark clouds gathered quickly overhead.
The wind strengthened.
Thunder rolled across the area.
Then the hail arrived.
At first, the ice pellets were relatively small, but within a short time they became significantly larger. Some witnesses compared the hailstones to golf balls, while others said a few pieces appeared closer in size to baseballs.
