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Freak Storm Covers City in Mexico With 5 Feet of Ice
Shocking video and images were posted across social media throughout the day on Sunday.
(TMU) — One of Mexico’s most populated cities saw a massive hailstorm blanket its streets, buildings, and vehicles on Sunday. Residents of Guadalajara awoke to more than five feet of ice following the overnight freak storm.
The city had been experiencing a typical warm summer over the past few weeks, making the massive hailstorm even more shocking.
Local residents captured stunning images and video of the aftermath as government officials attempted to clear up impassable roads and limit potential damage.
My dad sent me these photos of Guadalajara , Mexico. 3 feet of hail, he says. Unbelievable! pic.twitter.com/0IinwGvKWB
— Parker Branton (@ParkerBranton) July 1, 2019
Enrique Alfaro Ramirez, governor of Jalisco, the western Mexican state in which Guadalajara is located, tweeted images in the storm’s aftermath, saying he had never witnessed anything like what he saw that morning.
En coordinación con el Ejército Mexicano y autoridades municipales de Guadalajara y Tlaquepaque, el Gobierno de Jalisco trabaja en la limpieza y remoción de granizo en la vía pública, así como en el apoyo a la ciudadanía que sufrió afectaciones en sus viviendas. pic.twitter.com/4q1zgPXys2
— Enrique Alfaro (@EnriqueAlfaroR) June 30, 2019
The Mexican Army and authorities from both Guadalajara and Tlaquepaque have been working with the government of Jalisco to clear the hail from roadways and support citizens whose homes were affected by the storm. There were no reported injuries or fatalities as of Sunday afternoon, Ramirez said.
According to CNN Meteorologist Michael Guy, “all the ingredients came together for there to be this strange hailstorm over Guadalajara.”
“This was a case where atmospheric and topographic ingredients came into play to cause a freakish hail storm,” Guy added.
This is what it looks like this morning in neighborhoods I used to visit frequently in Guadalajara, Mexico after an intense hail storm last night. pic.twitter.com/iGGRBFCIB6
— Nick Johnson (@nicoryanj) June 30, 2019
Hail 1 meter thick in Mexico. This is unheard of, and the city of Guadalajara is suddenly having to deal with snow removal. #ClimateEmergency https://t.co/26urpYnadX pic.twitter.com/4hd1BhB8i8
— André Staltz (@andrestaltz) July 1, 2019
Vehicles buried in hail are seen in the streets in the eastern area of Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on June 30, 2019. The accumulation of hail in the streets of Guadalajara buried vehicles and damaged homes.
? @35mmfotografia pic.twitter.com/Fwu6yEskzr— AFPMexico (@AFPMexico) July 1, 2019
WOW!!! Another capture of the #hail accumulations with the severe #hailstorm in Guadalajara, #Mexico this morning 30th of June! Photo ?: Abel Barragán #severeweather #ExtremeWeather pic.twitter.com/7LzXr4fn11
— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) June 30, 2019
People walk in Guadalajara, Mexico after a hail storm buried vehicles and damaged buildings
? @35mmfotografia pic.twitter.com/kZpv4yWTir— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 30, 2019
A woman and her dogs walk on hail in the eastern area of Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on June 30, 2019. The accumulation of hail in the streets of Guadalajara buried vehicles and damaged homes.
? @35mmfotografia pic.twitter.com/pvJFasUKdh— AFPMexico (@AFPMexico) July 1, 2019
VIDEO: ?? A freak hail storm struck #Guadalajara, one of Mexico’s most populous cities, late on Sunday, shocking residents and trapping vehicles in a deluge of ice pellets up to two meters (yards) deep. pic.twitter.com/CXxIxxfik3
— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 1, 2019
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