It's amazing how localized intense hail can be.....a few weeks ago we only got a small bit but just on the other side of our subdivision they got 5-10 times as much.
After getting $8k damage to the wife's vehicle several years ago from driving into a hail storm I've become a fan of the MyRadar & Flightradar24 apps for my phone. Shows realtime precipitation and you can see where the seeding planes are flying to get an idea where the experts think the risk is.
Last night as soon as I saw the blob show up over Calgary we started rearranging the garage to get all the vehicles under cover and dropped the downspout extensions. Ended up getting nothing this time but we've got to down to a science on exactly what everyone has to do anytime I say hails coming in terms of prep.
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