it was just another saturday today until we are completely caught out by the weather. we had just finished the children's classes at about 3pm when the weather suddenly turned belly up. like a boxer caught completely unaware of an oncoming punch, we were ko'd by a torrent of hailstones. some were as big as golf balls. luckily we just got into the car just in time but the poor car was pelted non-stop for about 5 minutes. we drove to seek shelter under a tree but it was scant consolation. the car bore the brunt of the weather's fury.
it was a terrifying experience as we have never experienced something as bad. i was hoping that the car's windows can withstand the hailstones as some of them were pretty big and nasty. luckily it held out. however, we didn't have much hope for the car body though. when things settled and i got out to look at the damage, i counted no less than a dozen dents all over the car.
when i check the websites on this freak weather, i realized we did escape the worst of it. many others weren't as lucky. some sustained injuries and others have their cars with worse damage.
we hope it is something we do not have to go thru' again.
below are some pictures that the press posted.
(all pictures from the age and herald sun websites)
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