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aldaron327 · 06-01-2011, 11:20 PM

We went out to dinner and got home, took care of the baby and the dog, etc.... Suddenly I heard a loud thud on the roof. Then another. I ran outside just as both my Silverado ('09) and my Camaro SS ('10) were getting pummelled by hailstones the size of baseballs and softballs. By the time I ran back in to grab my keys and try to shove some stuff out of the way in the garage so I could pull the car in, it was too late. I'll post pics tomorrow when there's light out, but I did manage to film the carnage. Shortly after the hail, we had tornado sirens going off, so we ran to the basement.

While I'm saddened about damage to my vehicles, I'm thankful that we were spared any additional damage. It could have been much worse. I hope everyone else in my neck of the woods managed to get themselves and their Camaros to cover. Thankfully, I have good Insurance, so regardless of the damage, I'm covered. It just makes me sad.

-Tim

EDIT: Here are some of the pics I took. Some of the damage is hard to see due to the car being white. Pretty much every body panel with the exception of the trunk (somehow) received some sort of damage.

Lazerbrainz2k3 · 06-02-2011, 12:02 AM

Sorry to hear about your damage, but it's probably for the best that it was too late by the time you were ready to move your car. I know someone who was in the hospital for a couple days because he was outside when baseball-sized hail hit, and couldn't find cover fast enough. Thank God he didn't get hit on the head!

Revo1 · 06-02-2011, 12:02 AM

Sux dude, sorry to hear that :/

black11 · 06-02-2011, 12:05 AM

the weather has been really bad here in kansas. i was hailed on on my way home today on I-70. Luckily it didn't do any damage and i got under an overpass in time. makes me nervous when i see thunderstorms pop up.

HighMtnSS · 06-02-2011, 12:05 AM

Glad everyone's safe...
Sorry to hear about your vehicles' damage...
Crazy f'ing weather!!!

TOMS1SS · 06-02-2011, 12:12 AM

That sucks, happened to me out here last year and put $2,600 dollars of damage on my car.

MyIBMssRS · 06-02-2011, 12:32 AM

I couldn't even imagine seeing hail that big. Biggest I've ever seen near me is about nickel size.

vart · 06-02-2011, 12:33 AM

we get hail up here a lot also (but at least no tornados), and I freak out every time I see a forecast for hail or when it actually DOES start to fall from the sky.
Hope yours gets all fixed up nice

Kurushio · 06-02-2011, 12:33 AM

About a week ago we had some hail but luckily it was just pea size and didnt do any damage.

bkscott · 06-02-2011, 12:36 AM

Got me last week 2600 in damage. Sorry for the damage to your car, but like you said it could have been worse.

oyealiz · 06-02-2011, 12:39 AM

Hail hit here a few weeks ago, too, but much smaller than that, and we still need a new roof. I'm sure you will need one, too. What a mess. :(

Sorry about both your vehicles.

Kurushio · 06-02-2011, 12:41 AM

If im at home and i hear huge hail i think ill grab some towels and try to protect as much of the car as i can lol.

SUX2BU · 06-02-2011, 12:44 AM

Subscribing for the pics and video.

djb525 · 06-02-2011, 02:47 AM

We were supposed to get hail this am in MA. Heard the storm coming, ran outside and this is what I came up with. Half inflated air mattress, egg crate, and towels. No hail, but I'll be better prepared for next time!

06-01-2011, 11:20 PM	#1
aldaron327 Onward and Upward. Drives: '13 Equinox LTZ AWD,'09 Silverado Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Abilene, KS Posts: 398	Baseball sized hail +Camaro outdoors = We went out to dinner and got home, took care of the baby and the dog, etc.... Suddenly I heard a loud thud on the roof. Then another. I ran outside just as both my Silverado ('09) and my Camaro SS ('10) were getting pummelled by hailstones the size of baseballs and softballs. By the time I ran back in to grab my keys and try to shove some stuff out of the way in the garage so I could pull the car in, it was too late. I'll post pics tomorrow when there's light out, but I did manage to film the carnage. Shortly after the hail, we had tornado sirens going off, so we ran to the basement. While I'm saddened about damage to my vehicles, I'm thankful that we were spared any additional damage. It could have been much worse. I hope everyone else in my neck of the woods managed to get themselves and their Camaros to cover. Thankfully, I have good Insurance, so regardless of the damage, I'm covered. It just makes me sad. -Tim EDIT: Here are some of the pics I took. Some of the damage is hard to see due to the car being white. Pretty much every body panel with the exception of the trunk (somehow) received some sort of damage. __________________ 2010 Summit White 2SS/RS LS3 MODS: CAI by CAI, Flowmaster American Thunder Cat-Back, DBA 5000 Slotted/Cross-drilled rotors (Front), Hawk HPS Pads, Russell Braided Brake Lines, DBA 4000 Slotted/Cross-drilled rotors (Rear), Barton Short-Throw Shifter, UM Comp Extractor Hood & Gen I Spoiler, custom paint Last edited by aldaron327; 06-02-2011 at 10:14 PM.

06-02-2011, 12:02 AM	#3
Revo1 Don't Like it? Suggit. Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 14,832 View My Garage	Sux dude, sorry to hear that :/ __________________ "Tops off, tach up baby- loud and proud!" A Camaro lover from day one- 1996 3.8 V6 Camaro, to 1996 5.7 LT1 Camaro Z28, to the sold 2002 5.7 LS1 Camaro SS, and NOW, a [I]6.2 L99 VR 2SS/RS: XS Power stainless full exhaust, Airaid CAI, BMR drop springs and sways, custom tune by Cal Speed- 411rwhp

06-02-2011, 12:12 AM	#6
TOMS1SS Drives: NA Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NA Posts: 12,126 View My Garage	That sucks, happened to me out here last year and put $2,600 dollars of damage on my car. __________________ El funcionario señor de los desiertos de Mojave y Sonora.

06-02-2011, 12:33 AM	#8
vart Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 164 View My Garage	we get hail up here a lot also (but at least no tornados), and I freak out every time I see a forecast for hail or when it actually DOES start to fall from the sky. Hope yours gets all fixed up nice __________________ . . Got: Volant CAI. Stealth splash guards. Stainless Works 1-7/8" long tube headers and cat back exhaust. Pfadt coilovers, sway bars, rear trailing arms, street differential mounts and solid subframe bushings. Custom tuned by Davenport Motorsports. Want: Everything else!!!

06-02-2011, 12:36 AM	#10
bkscott Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Posts: 1,609 View My Garage	Got me last week 2600 in damage. Sorry for the damage to your car, but like you said it could have been worse. __________________ 94 Firebird Formula (Drowned 08/30/05) 2010 IBM 2SS/RS 6M Arrived 3/25/10. ADM CAI, Borla Type S Cat Back, VMAX Ported TB, LG Short Throw Shifter, 1LE Shocks, Hotchkis Sway Bars, Whiteline Cradle Bushing Inserts, Custom Powdercoated ZL1's ,Michelin Pilot Supersports, Stainless Power Headers, Solo J Pipes, AAC LED Sidemarkers, ZL1 Rockers, SLP Splitter, ADM Stage II Cam,ZL1 Diffuser,Vitesse Throttle Controller.

06-02-2011, 12:02 AM	#2
Lazerbrainz2k3 Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS - M6, NPP, MRC Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Delco, PA Posts: 971	Sorry to hear about your damage, but it's probably for the best that it was too late by the time you were ready to move your car. I know someone who was in the hospital for a couple days because he was outside when baseball-sized hail hit, and couldn't find cover fast enough. Thank God he didn't get hit on the head!

06-02-2011, 12:05 AM	#4
black11 Drives: 2011 Black SS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kansas Posts: 20	the weather has been really bad here in kansas. i was hailed on on my way home today on I-70. Luckily it didn't do any damage and i got under an overpass in time. makes me nervous when i see thunderstorms pop up.

06-02-2011, 12:05 AM	#5
HighMtnSS Drives: '13 AGM 2SS/RS 1LE, 1 of 139 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Broomfield, Colorado Posts: 142	Glad everyone's safe... Sorry to hear about your vehicles' damage... Crazy f'ing weather!!!

06-02-2011, 12:32 AM	#7
MyIBMssRS Drives: 10 IBM SS RS/14 1500 Z71 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 1,577	I couldn't even imagine seeing hail that big. Biggest I've ever seen near me is about nickel size.

06-02-2011, 12:33 AM	#9
Kurushio Drives: 2011 CGM 1LT RS (M6) Join Date: May 2010 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 703	About a week ago we had some hail but luckily it was just pea size and didnt do any damage.

06-02-2011, 12:39 AM	#11
oyealiz Drives: c7 3LT, manual, vert Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,204	Hail hit here a few weeks ago, too, but much smaller than that, and we still need a new roof. I'm sure you will need one, too. What a mess. :( Sorry about both your vehicles.

06-02-2011, 12:41 AM	#12
Kurushio Drives: 2011 CGM 1LT RS (M6) Join Date: May 2010 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 703	If im at home and i hear huge hail i think ill grab some towels and try to protect as much of the car as i can lol.

06-02-2011, 12:44 AM	#13
SUX2BU Quit being a pu$$y Drives: FAST Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sachse TX (DFW) Posts: 5,825 View My Garage	Subscribing for the pics and video. __________________ <----- Click HERE to see ALL of my mods/write ups

06-02-2011, 02:47 AM	#14
djb525 Drives: 2014 2SS/RS M6 Black Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 226 View My Garage	We were supposed to get hail this am in MA. Heard the storm coming, ran outside and this is what I came up with. Half inflated air mattress, egg crate, and towels. No hail, but I'll be better prepared for next time! Attached Images

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