Hail Storm From Hell Unfortunate Event No 2 Sydney December 20 2018 ─ leokimvideo

Full video of a destructive large hail storm that destroyed cars and homes across Sydney on December 20 2018. This was a White Christmas no one wanted. The severe storm warning issued prior to the storm were very general in nature, covering an area the size of England. This Summer was very hot humid and stormy, hail storms are part of the Sydney storm cycle. But getting huge tennis ball hail stones is fairly rare. The storm lasted roughly 8 mins and the temperature swings during the storm were massive. This storm started without rain and only small hail. The hail size gradually increased during the storm. Large hail is very destructive, it strips trees of foalage, breaks roof tiles, dents metal roofs, turns cars into golf balls, smashed windows and car windscreens and can cause injury to people. Any thunderstorm which produces hail that reaches the ground is known as a hailstorm. Hail has a diameter of 5 millimetres (0.20 in) or more. Hailstones can grow to 15 centimetres (6 in) and weigh more than 0.5 kilograms (1.1 lb). This Berowra hail storm had hail size up to 8 centimeters. Often the hail was unusual shapes or had spiky ice formations.

During the Summer storm period often we send warnings to others in the suburb that there is trouble coming, the only warning I received was a text message in the morning. This massive hail storm seemed to pop out of nowhere. What many didn't see coming was another severe weather event an hour after the destructive hail storm. This second event made sure homes were totally wrecked.

This video was put together nearly 6 months after the hail storm, some homes are now fixed but many are still covered in tarpaulins or storm seal. Many residents in Berowra and Berowra Heights are still fighting with insurance companies in relation to the scope of works and repairs required. Some hail affected cars have become fraud cases even though the hail damage is totally consistent with catastrophic hail. I address the notion of blocked gutters and water damage from blocked gutters in the video. So many stories of insurance company games have passed my ears over the last 6 months. Some of these stories have reached the mainstream media.

Web Links :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder...
http://www.bom.gov.au/
http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/storm...