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1-year-old girl killed by massive hailstone during freak storm
NY Post ^ | August 31, 2022 | Ben Cost

Posted on 09/01/2022 9:08:15 AM PDT by BenLurkin

The 20-month-old tot wasn’t the only one impacted by the extreme weather, which meteorological services have described as the worst hail storm in two decades. Another 50 people were reportedly injured by the falling ice with some suffering broken bones, the Independent reported. Meanwhile, one woman remains in the hospital while the local primary care center treated 28 patients for cuts and bruises.

All told, firefighters reportedly fielded more than 40 calls for both “assistance to the injured,” as well as damage to buildings, wiring and other property.

In addition, the humongous hail also reportedly struck branches off trees, smashed bocce-ball-sized holes in car windshields and pounded public squares. In one apocalyptic clip circulating on local media, the ice orbs can be seen creating giant splashes in a pool like frozen depth charges.

The dangerous ice capades may not be over yet, either. According to Murcia Today, several areas of Catalonia remain on high alert for “violent weather,” including “the possibility of hailstones over 2 centimetres, winds of more than 25 metres per second [55 mph], and tornadoes.” Meanwhile, Barcelona is currently on “orange alert,” or major risk, for severe rainfall.

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TOPICS: Weather
KEYWORDS: barcelona; spain
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To: Fungi

It’s in the first paragraph of the article.

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41 posted on 09/01/2022 12:58:26 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Seruzawa
How will the rats spin this?

Yes, I guess Spain has its own version of our RATs.

42 posted on 09/02/2022 7:10:08 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: cymbeline
A falling acorn hit me on the head over the weekend. It was quite painful.

It's a little early in the season for acorns to fall, isn't it? Must be CLIMATE! We're all gonna DIE!

43 posted on 09/02/2022 7:16:15 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: JimRed

“It’s a little early in the season for acorns to fall, isn’t it? Must be CLIMATE! We’re all gonna DIE!”

If they’re falling early wouldn’t that mean cooling is coming sooner. Maybe we’ll freeze to death!


44 posted on 09/02/2022 9:25:01 AM PDT by cymbeline
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