Giant hail hits Formosa, Argentina damaging more than 1,000 buildings

Sott.net
Thu, 26 Oct 2017 17:07 UTC

© DeolhonoTempo

Giant hail in Formosa, Argentina

A severe hail storm hit the municipality of Formosa in northern Argentina on Wednesday, 25 October, 2017.

According to the Civil Defense, more than one thousand buildings were damaged, with trees crushed by hailstones up to eight centimeters in diameter, reports DeolhonoTempo.

Boats traveling along the Paraguay River also recorded damage, mainly on the Argentine side. In some rural areas, newly germinated soybean plantations were completely destroyed.

A couple of weeks ago in Argentina giant hail damaged cars as a freak hailstorm hit Corrientes and surrounding areas.

Some other severe hailstorms from around the world in recent months include:

• Freak hailstorm wreaked havoc in Johannesburg, South Africa
• Intense hailstorm leaves hail accumulation of 50cm in Teruel, Spain
• Exceptional hailstorm hits Girona, Spain (VIDEOS)
• Freak summer hailstorm hits Istria, Croatia on the Adriatic Sea
• Snowballs in July? St. Petersburg covered with piles of 'snow' after heavy hailstorm
• Unusual hailstorm blankets Central Mexican city with up to 50 centimeters of ice
• Freak hailstorm rips through town in New South Wales, Australia
• Freak hailstorm hits drought stricken Bloemfontein, South Africa
• Mounds of hail pile up after storm pounds Safford, Arizona

It is likely that atmospheric dust loading from increased comet and volcanic activity is contributing to these 'intense' or 'freak' hailstorms, the cooling effect of which causes ice crystals to form.