I was just caught in a massive hail storm about a mile from home. It had started

[riversedge]

to sprinkle, then WHAM--all of a sudden hail. Molly my dog was in back and she started to bark. A car right in front of me pulled over but I went around since I was so close to my driveway while I rolled up both my windows. There was no garage or anything where I could go under anyway
But the hail it keep coming faster. I got into garage but lots of hail hit the car. I am afraid to look at damage. I was soaked because the rain came so fast-and the hail with it and windows were down cause it was so warm.

Still sprinkling out and dark. I can see the town lights are on.
I do not want to go look right now. Can't do anything right now anyway. but DAMN--it came so quick.

[riversedge]

1. BTW--I am in Wisconsin about 12O miles straight East of Mpls St.

[riversedge]

6. yes, I will have to dig out my policy.

[Irish_Dem]

2. This is why we have auto insurance.

[Nittersing]

3. Dang!

I've had to replace my roof three times in my 40 yrs here (CO). I've lucked out with my cars. Just lost a mirror.

But it *can* be a good time to buy a new car if you don't mind the pockmarks.

[UpInArms]

4. How big were the hailstones?

If they were small … dime to quarter size … the damage may be slight …

Golf ball to softball size will be pretty bad

[riversedge]

8. dime to quarter size as far as I could tell--but the hailstorm lasted like seemed FOREVER! I

am exaggeration, it lasted that whole mile and into my driveway and into the garage.

[rsdsharp]

5. I wish you good luck. No matter what it looks like, it could be worse.

Years ago, I was on the air at a radio station during an ice storm. The building sat directly underneath the 600 foot tower. Ice began falling from the tower and loudly hitting the roof so frequently that I stopped opening the microphone and just segued records.

After awhile the operations manager came in and asked for my car keys so he could move my car away from the building, and out of range from the ice. A few minutes later he came back and said he had good news and bad news. The good news was he had moved the car. The bad news was that it was AFTER the roof of my VW Super Beetle had been caved it.

[riversedge]

7. The good with the bad. But you were safe I presume.

[rsdsharp]

9. Yes, I was inside, but this was a station where that tower had fallen in an ice storm several months previously.

[Emile]

10. Hopefully it didn't damage the roof of your house.