CANADA: Freak hailstones the size of grapefruits rained down on Canada last week, part of a severe thunderstorm that resulted in damage to cars and property on Monday.
According to CBC News, the hailstorm was caused after a tornado tore through Alberta, a western province in Canada.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) informed that the storm lasted about 10 to 15 minutes and damaged around 34 vehicles. A number of people also suffered minor injuries, and three collisions were reported as a result of the sudden baseball-sized hail stones.
This TikTok video shows car windows being smashed by the baseball sized freak hailstones.
According to Newsweek, the size of the hailstones has caused concern. Julian Brimelow, the executive director of Western University’s Northern Hail project, even suggested they may have broken records. He said that they received reports of “grapefruit-sized and softball-sized hail”. He also added that a lot of freak hailstones were over 10 centimetres in size.Â
