Descriptions of the hail ranged from the size of golf balls and apples to softballs and baseballs.
Massive chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night, bringing traffic to a standstill along Interstate 70 and unleashing a possible tornado, as meteorologists urged residents to stay indoors.
“Gorilla hail” is a term coined by Reed Timmer, a storm chaser who calls himself an extreme meteorologist, Sosnowski said. In this case, the term might fit: Some hail from north-central Kansas into north-central Missouri could be as big as a baseball. Traffic came to a standstill for a time on part of Interstate 70 because of the falling hail, the National Weather Service said on X. Images of large hail chunks and at least one cracked windshield were shown on Scripps News Kansas City.
“If you are in this warning, get away from windows and shelter inside now!!!” the National Weather Service posted on X. The weather service said the storm had previously produced “softball-sized hail,” or 3.5-inch chunks.
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