We’re used to seeing wind damage when storms sweep through Florida. This time, however, it was hail.
In Highlands County, particularly around Sebring and Lake Placid, lots of hail crashed down on houses and cars. Hail was seen larger than golf balls.
When these balls of ice come crashing down, they can do significant damage, especially to car windows.
Clearly, not a lot of cars are able to withstand this sort of precipitation.
Lots of calls to insurance companies tomorrow. Major car and roof damage in Highlands County from today’s #hail storm. Easily golf ball size, perhaps larger in spots. This from Cortney Godbold in Avon Park. #Florida pic.twitter.com/LSbYUS4OZR
— Paul Dellegatto⚡️FOX (@PaulFox13) April 5, 2022This video shows just how much was falling.
HAIL DAMAGE | Damage is being reported across multiple parts of Highlands County after a thunderstorm dropped large hail in the area on Monday. https://t.co/yAishpWw6j pic.twitter.com/EJmEXIXc0u
— ABC Action News (@abcactionnews) April 5, 2022It's also a good idea to stay under cover, since nobody likes getting hit by rocks!
This is just a bit the damage left behind by hail in Highlands Co. pic.twitter.com/U7rUcywWxl
— Josh Cascio Fox13 (@joshcascio) April 5, 2022Another car whose owner will be calling their local window repair company.
HAIL SHATTERS WINDOWS: Highlands County residents reported hail the size of golf balls damaging property in Sebring, Lake Placid, and other cities. Here, a car is seen with a broken rear window after hail punched holes into it. https://t.co/YR5vRhMgY1 pic.twitter.com/vF3cvWN2ji
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) April 5, 2022A compilation clip from Fox 13 shows how it looked during the storm.
HAIL DAMAGE: Officials in Highlands County say residents had their vehicles dented and windshields shattered by hail the size of golf balls and even baseballs as severe weather swept through the area Monday evening. MORE: https://t.co/Xfz7lV65iC pic.twitter.com/lGfQoxcH7W
— FOX 13 Tampa Bay (@FOX13News) April 5, 2022This must be what it looks like on a rainy day at Top Golf.
⛈ Extremely large #hail came down in Avon Park (Highlands County) Monday night.
— Chris Gilson (@GilsonWeather) April 5, 2022
Video courtesy of Christi Williams
Golf ball size hail (1.75”) but this video looks to show larger hail
The storms weakened as they moved into Osceola county @MyNews13Weather @NWSTampaBay pic.twitter.com/PuzB7u4B5RLook at how big that hail was!
It was unstable today with very cold air aloft which resulted in thunderstorms producing large hail. Many of them were over the Everglades. Unfortunately, some of them found populated areas of Highlands County. 📷 Rowena Fook-Badenhorst in Sebring. #Florida pic.twitter.com/23aSTDsK1w
— Paul Dellegatto⚡️FOX (@PaulFox13) April 5, 2022
Have you ever had damage from hail?
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