Viral hailstones slam Nanchang 8cm hailstones break through car windows and smash roofs

Roofs of houses in Nanchang were smashed by hailstones (Photo source: video screenshot)

In the early morning of March 31, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province was suddenly hit by huge hailstones, with the largest diameter observed reaching 8 cm and many hailstones shaped like a new crown virus. Car windows were pierced by hailstones and many roof tiles were smashed. The Nanchang Meteorological Bureau issued an orange hail warning signal.

According to local media reports, around 01:00 on March 31, large hailstones suddenly fell in Nanchang, with the largest diameter observed reaching 8 cm! The Nanchang Meteorological Bureau issued an orange warning signal for hail at 23:48 on March 30, 2021. It was accompanied by strong convective weather such as thunderstorms and high winds, short-Time heavy precipitation.

The video posted by netizens shows huge hailstones hitting Nanchang, and soon, the ground was covered with a layer of hail. High winds overturned sheds and many car windows were pierced by hailstones. Many of the hailstones were shaped like a new crown virus.

Car windows were smashed with holes. The roofs of some houses were smashed by the hail, and the rubble was broken all over the place, making a mess.

A woman who took the video said: “The hailstorm fell last night, and then our house became like this, can we still live in this state?

The whole roof of one house was tipped over by the wind. The man who shot the video said: all the tiles of the old house were blown away, and there was not a single piece of wood left.

There is also a BMW car front cover was smashed out of a pit, the windows also became a honeycomb.