Hail the Size of Tennis Balls Causes Damage to Queensland Homes

Huge hailstones wreaked havoc over areas of central Queensland on Sunday afternoon when a storm cell swept through.

The Bureau of Meteorology reported hail up to eight centimeters in diameter in Rockhampton, Yeppoon, and Mackay, as well as wind gusts over 100 kilometers per hour.

Glass from cars, windows, and solar panels are being destroyed due to hail

According to Eddie Cowie, the Rockhampton SES controller, there were more than 40 calls for help between Rockhampton and Yeppoon, with windscreens, windows, and solar panels destroyed, as well as automobiles and roofs damaged, as per ABC news.

Cowie stated that he hadn't seen such a storm in a decade.

They havee had prior storms in recent years, with huge storms that delivered hail over the region, but largely little hail that didn't do as much damage.

During the storm, tennis ball-sized hail falls, which has not been seen in many years.

A roof is alleged to have collapsed in Logan, and several photos and videos of broken cars and residences have been uploaded on social media, according to The Guardian.

According to the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service, over 1,300 people have requested help.

Trains on the Gold Coast between Nerang and Kuraby were suspended due to downed powerlines.

Meanwhile, according to Energex, over 42,000 electrical consumers were without power.

Weather warnings for Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Redland City, Moreton Bay, sections of Ipswich and Gympie, Somerset, South Burnett, the Scenic Rim, and the Sunshine Coast remained in effect.

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Hail and its dangers

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According to National Geographic, hail is a kind of precipitation or atmospheric water. When water drops freeze together in the freezing higher layers of thunderstorm clouds, they create hail.

The majority of hailstones range in size from 5 millimeters to 15 centimeters in diameter and can be spherical or jagged.

Hailstones are not ice-cold raindrops. Frozen rain falls as water and then freezes as it gets closer to the earth. Hail falls in the form of a solid.

Hailstones are generated when layers of water in a big cloud connect and freeze. A frozen liquid falls from a cloud during a storm but is forced back up into the cloud by a violent updraft of wind.

Hailstones may inflict significant damage to structures, automobiles, and crops.

Unsurprisingly, humans have attempted to devise methods to prevent hail. In the 18th century, Europeans began seeking to avoid hail by firing cannons into clouds and ringing church bells.

Hailstorms have killed just a few people in the United States in the last century or so, and the majority of those who died were youngsters.

There are accounts of one youngster dying in 1893 and another in 1928 as a result of a hailstone impact, as per Slate.

In 1930, a Texas farmer was killed by hail, while in 1979 and 1981, newborns had their skulls smashed by ice balls.

Adults are struck, but they are less likely to die as a result of their injuries.

Because they spend so much time inside, Americans may be less likely to be killed by hail.

Animals who do not have this privilege perish in higher numbers. Individual hailstorms in the United States have killed scores of horses and hundreds of poultry.Huge hailstones wreaked havoc over areas of central Queensland on Sunday afternoon when a storm cell swept through.

The Bureau of Meteorology reported hail up to eight centimeters in diameter in Rockhampton, Yeppoon, and Mackay, as well as wind gusts over 100 kilometers per hour.

Glass from cars, windows, and solar panels are being destroyed due to hail

According to Eddie Cowie, the Rockhampton SES controller, there were more than 40 calls for help between Rockhampton and Yeppoon, with windscreens, windows, and solar panels destroyed, as well as automobiles and roofs damaged, as per ABC news.

Cowie stated that he hadn't seen such a storm in a decade.

They havee had prior storms in recent years, with huge storms that delivered hail over the region, but largely little hail that didn't do as much damage.

During the storm, tennis ball-sized hail falls, which has not been seen in many years.

A roof is alleged to have collapsed in Logan, and several photos and videos of broken cars and residences have been uploaded on social media, according to The Guardian.

According to the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service, over 1,300 people have requested help.

Trains on the Gold Coast between Nerang and Kuraby were suspended due to downed powerlines.

Meanwhile, according to Energex, over 42,000 electrical consumers were without power.

Weather warnings for Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Redland City, Moreton Bay, sections of Ipswich and Gympie, Somerset, South Burnett, the Scenic Rim, and the Sunshine Coast remained in effect.

Read more: Thunderstorms in Ontario Caused Intense Hail Storm, Damaging Crops

Hail and its dangers

(Photo : Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

According to National Geographic, hail is a kind of precipitation or atmospheric water. When water drops freeze together in the freezing higher layers of thunderstorm clouds, they create hail.

The majority of hailstones range in size from 5 millimeters to 15 centimeters in diameter and can be spherical or jagged.

Hailstones are not ice-cold raindrops. Frozen rain falls as water and then freezes as it gets closer to the earth. Hail falls in the form of a solid.

Hailstones are generated when layers of water in a big cloud connect and freeze. A frozen liquid falls from a cloud during a storm but is forced back up into the cloud by a violent updraft of wind.

Hailstones may inflict significant damage to structures, automobiles, and crops.

Unsurprisingly, humans have attempted to devise methods to prevent hail. In the 18th century, Europeans began seeking to avoid hail by firing cannons into clouds and ringing church bells.

Hailstorms have killed just a few people in the United States in the last century or so, and the majority of those who died were youngsters.

There are accounts of one youngster dying in 1893 and another in 1928 as a result of a hailstone impact, as per Slate.

In 1930, a Texas farmer was killed by hail, while in 1979 and 1981, newborns had their skulls smashed by ice balls.

Adults are struck, but they are less likely to die as a result of their injuries.

Because they spend so much time inside, Americans may be less likely to be killed by hail.

Animals who do not have this privilege perish in higher numbers. Individual hailstorms in the United States have killed scores of horses and hundreds of poultry.

More than 1,600 animals are claimed to have been killed in an 1888 storm in India.

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More than 1,600 animals are claimed to have been killed in an 1888 storm in India.

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