Hail Shreds Local Plantlife

  • Posted by Lucero
  • June 29, 2008

Last Sunday we had a hailstorm that ripped through Northwest Ohio.  It took a full 20 to 30 minutes to pass each place it hit.  This gave it a chance to pummel the trees, flowers, and crops across the region.  It was fun to watch and pretty to look at as it collected on the ground, but what it left behind doesn’t look so pretty anymore.

The field of corn behind our house is visibly cut to shreds.  The hostas and daylilies in my landscaping look like “faldas de Hawaiiana” - Hawaiian grass skirts - as my mother would say.  It’s amazing to still see the resilient plants still with new buds and getting ready to bloom.

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Amber
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July 8, 2008 at 6:20 am

Oh, no! How terrible! I’m sorry to hear about the corn and other local crops - hail can be devastating!

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geckospyker
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July 11, 2008 at 12:38 pm

Amber thanks for stopping by. Thankfully there was enough greenery left on the corn for it to make a come back. I thought we’d lose it all earlier in the week when we had a tornado sighted not too far from our home. Thankfully it never touched down. My little girl and I hunkered down in the bathroom for about 40 minutes with our blankets and flashlight. Poor thing was so scared.