SRT Driver Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 It was 75 degrees this afternoon. It started hailing about the size of a quarter and the temp dropped about 25 degrees in 10 min. Baseball size hail 10 miles away!! The ground is covered with 2 inches of hail, knocked some paint off of the house. Who knows what the car looks like!!!! And there is a tornado warning. I hate spring!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Gah, it sounds like you 'got it all' in a matter of minutes...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_round Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Sounds like Texas to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I can see all the storms to the south of me, but nothing out here SRT. Hope no more hail for you guys. See you Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT Driver Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 Texas?? I wish!!! Illinois!!! And big storm number 4 in as many hours! SigLady, I was in my car and BOOM!!! Like a squadron of B-52's let loose!!! The thermometer in my car showed 75 and 200 yards later...45 degrees!!!!! It stopped at 38 but then rose back to 55. It was tough to keep the car from sliding. I have never experienced anything like that!!! The noise was incredible. TT, I'll be there come hell or high water...No Pun intended!!! We got it all tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I bet SRT's insurance agent is going to be a little busy tomorrow. Hey SRT, you might want to talk to Siepp if you have car damage, he really hooked me up last year when I hit a deer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoliver Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I only had one single experience with hails and that was when I was in Dubai (Sharjah actually). It was not a fun moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Driving in a hailstorm (or a roadway covered with hailstones of ANY size) is really, really freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Hey Merlin! What do you think about north central Illinois? Ugh! SRT - Glad to hear that, all things considered, your're okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT Driver Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 TT, Looked at the car after things cleared a bit and it looks OK! Amazing! Whew!!! It might have somthing to do with all of the curved surfaces. But I won't know 'til it's light and it dries off. No biggie, it's just a car! BD, Thanks for the thoughts. Everyone is OK. No one sustained major damage that we could see but my neighbor was freaked out. Along with my son. Now, if only the sump pump would stop running. SigLady, Driving was weird. Kind of like driving on ball bearings. I'd don't want to do that again for a long time. HEY, there's one for Trigger T's adrenaline rush thread!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Have seen that same thing in Houston...very surreal looking after it is over...and dangerous during the storm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezer-lock Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I have been in plenty of these things and each one is different from the last. I always thought it was like being inside a base drum while someone was playing the 1812 overture. Many times I have watched the shingles flying all over the neighborhood and/or have had the glass explode into the truck. The way storms move through the Texas panhandle one after the other is the proper definition of “rolling thunder”. geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT Driver Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 These hailstones were the size of marbles, some larger. The racket was incredible, like someone was pounding on the car with a ballpeen hammer. It was incessant for about 10 minutes the first time. Other than some granules from the shingles all over everything, especially by the downspouts, and a few paint chips, not too bad. My car came through essentially OK with some bearly noticable dings on the trunk lid and a couple on the roof. From the sound, I thought it would look like a golf ball. In the grand scope of things this was no big deal...but it was the worst I've ever seen. I can't imagine Texas or Oklahoma. You guys must have them the size of bowling balls at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 You can pop those little dings yourself with some ice. Park the car in the sun on a really hot day. While it warms up enjoy a nice cold glass of ice water, then take the ice cubes and pop one in the dimple....POP! No more dimple. Nolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 When I worked in SW Oklahoma, my buddy was looking to buy a Ford Bronco that was for sale. As he was trying to make up his mind, the seller tried to clinch the deal by pointing out the "valuable" hail damage it had sustained (?!). When we asked just what was so damned valuable about hail damage, he said, "Wait until the next storm and then make a claim for it with your insurance company. I did it, and so did the 2 previous owners! It's just like money in the bank!" If nothing else, it was the most unique car-selling tactic I've ever seen. I spent 3 years there in Tornado Alley, and experienced some frightening thunderstorms and twisters, but we didn't receive any hail to rival what the folks back home were getting. We received a call from my friend's father one day to tell us that in Lagrange, GA (where my friend was from), they had just been hammered with SOFTBALL-sized hail (approx. 1984). Didn't believe it until we saw it on the news that night. There was so much damage, all the insurance vendors in town pulled together and held a drive-by assessment. They posted notices in the paper and the following weekend, almost everybody in town went to the local shopping mall. In the parking lot were lanes with adjusters making written estimates for repairs. Pull your ride up, the guy walked around your car, and handed you your paperwork. Loooong lines, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 When I worked in SW Oklahoma, my buddy was looking to buy a Ford Bronco that was for sale. As he was trying to make up his mind, the seller tried to clinch the deal by pointing out the "valuable" hail damage it had sustained (?!). When we asked just what was so damned valuable about hail damage, he said, "Wait until the next storm and then make a claim for it with your insurance company. I did it, and so did the 2 previous owners! It's just like money in the bank!" If nothing else, it was the most unique car-selling tactic I've ever seen. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Unique, sure and a felony in most states, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Damn Dave, there you go clouding the issue with facts and logic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tupperware Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Other than some granules from the shingles all over everything, especially by the downspouts, and a few paint chips, not too bad. In the grand scope of things this was no big deal...but it was the worst I've ever seen. I can't imagine Texas or Oklahoma. You guys must have them the size of bowling balls at times. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It sounds like you may have sustained significant damage to your roof. Take pictures and have an independent expert go up for a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 It sounds like you may have sustained significant damage to your roof. Take pictures and have an independent expert go up for a look. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I disagree, based on the size description of the hail. If the roof is in good condition it, generally, takes golfball sized hail and larger to damage a composition roof (damage defined as a fracture of the organic or glass mat). Granular loss is not, except only in extreme cases, indicative of damage either. But, if you have a question, file a claim with your homeowners insurance and ask for an inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasag93 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I hate hail!! Came home from a month of working out of town and found my truck beat to shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to call the insurance agent to file a claim. TXAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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