In other places, the damage was more difficult to identify.
A roof could look relatively normal from the ground while individual shingles had been cracked or loosened. A window might have suffered a small impact that was not noticed until later. Outdoor equipment could have been damaged beneath layers of ice and debris.
That is one of the challenges following a severe hailstorm.
The most dramatic part of the event happens quickly.
The consequences can take much longer to understand.
The Morning After Revealed More Than the Storm Itself
As daylight returned, residents had an opportunity to examine their properties more carefully.
The transformation was striking.
Areas that had been covered by darkness during the storm now showed the physical evidence left behind by the weather.
Hailstones that had seemed enormous while falling from the sky were scattered across grass and pavement.
Leaves had been stripped from branches.
Small limbs had fallen into yards.
