Hailstorm at Chennai in India..an amazing one, i have never seen before...

hailstorm  - hail storm in chennai
@subathra (3519)
India
September 29, 2007 1:41am CST
It is very fortunate for me to see with my own eyes first time what is this hailstorm looks like..Say 15 minutes this sudden hailstorm lashed the city leaving the people stunned at this sight.This hailstorm poured hailstones as if someone throwing stones at you. I was sitting inside my office and one of our collegues informed us about this and immediately we all went outside to see it..wow..amazing i collected some of the stones and enjoyed for sometime..some of my friends even took pictures of this hailstones in thier mobile cam.. Really people enjoyed it and ate hailstone. Has any one of you seen this type of hailstorm? share your moments of joy...
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
30 Sep 07
I saw hailstorm when I was a kid. I was so happy to see hailstorm and even played with it, but I didn't eat it. It is really exciting to see hailstorm. I can understand how you feel. But you know, too much hailstorm can be very harmful to people and to those houses that are not very solid at all. I hope that no one got hurt in the hailstorm yesterday in your area.
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• China
24 Oct 07
Hello friend. Thank you very much for the best response. I appreciate it very much. Have a nice day and take care.
@rb200406 (1824)
• India
30 Sep 07
Wow I have not seen such thing in my life.Can you explain a littel more what is it & why it occurs?
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
29 Sep 07
Subathra, Wow!! That's an amazing experience indeed! I remember having experienced one such storms as a child when I thought that snow was falling. It was probably (?) winter and I was not allowed to come out of the house. Later on when it stopped we experienced bitter cold that season. Thanks for sharing.
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@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
30 Sep 07
i only see it in movies..how i wish i could also see one here in my country but its not possible i live below the equator lol..
@sukumar794 (5040)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
29 Sep 07
You are lucky enough to experienced the happening.I've only heard about it through my grandma's description about a hailstorm she witnessed several years back.
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@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
29 Sep 07
Hi Subathra, Hail storm i dont think its good option if u r out of shelter, it can really injure U. Just Kidding We just had Hailstorm few days back and it was really sudden one and big hails were there, i was worried about my car which was parked outside in open, but thanks God it was Ok Other place is Hill station in Pakistanm Murree, Hail storms and snowfall is common there and poeopler go there to enjoy it and sure u feel good when eat them, they are not bad, LOL
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• India
24 Oct 07
even im from chennai..i was actually playing wit my frnds in a ground wen it started raining...i was at chetpet..but unfortunately ter wer no hailstorms at tat area..but my sis saw it at kodambakkam..even c was at her office....