Do a search on “Solar panel array destroyed by hail” and click on images. There are plenty of them.
The incident below happened earlier this year in Nebraska.
https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/solar-farm-pelted-by-giant-hail-as-severe-storm-ripped-through-nebraska/
The event you refer to is one of those. "Giant hail", "Severe storm".
Prove it to yourself. After every hail storm in your area go check out the solar panels in your neighborhood.
My 10 year old system has been thru many hail storms. Not a nick.
That looks horrible. When you purchase panels they all have a rating of what they can withstand Mine said they could be driven over with a dump truck and were tested with one inch ice balls shot at 100mph. We have had a few hail storms, so far I’ve been lucky I guess.