'BEIJING, June 1 -- Car owners in Beijing were carefully examining their precious vehicles yesterday after hailstones the size of golfballs tumbled from the sky. Traffic was brought to a near-standstill in the heart of Beijing when millions of unseasonable ic crystals pierced the humid skies and caused minor damage pock-marks to paintwork. The hailstorm only lasted for about 10 minutes but it sent pedestrians scurrying for cover as they used handbags and briefcases to shield them from the heavenly artillery. "Hailstones hit parked cars and left small dents," said a witness. Thunderstorms and downpours also struck the capital. Zhou Qingliang, an expert with the Central Meteorological Observatory, said the weather front should have hit western parts of Northeast China's Liaoning Province and parts of Hebei Province neighbouring Beijing. "Thunderstorms with probable hails are likely to go on over the next two to three days in those areas," he said. In downtown areas, many people rushed to open parking areas to check on their cars, only to find most imprinted by the hailstones. Some bicycle riders in rain coats protected their heads with one hand while cycling home. Some residents had their windows broken by hailstones' The wild weather helped cool the sweltering temperature, however.
(Source: China Daily)' Finally i found it! Searched 'hailstones' instead of 'ice' in search buttons and found it easily...Anyway..well look at the damage the stones have done..it was even said as wild weather so you could see how rare it actually is..i thk it could even be the first time the capital has it..hmm I've also found a picture over here:
This is, in my opinion, just the start of the damage.
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