The most intense rainfall recorded in the city for 15 years fell in just over an hour, according to the local fire chief, Romeo Fernández. The hail accumulation, more than 10 centimeters thick in places, trapped cars and blocked roads prompting the Fire Department, Red Cross and other organizations to declare a state of high alert noted El Telegrafo.
Such phenomena has been reported in other South American countries in recent months:
- Intense hailstorm in Cordoba, Argentina leaves hail accumulations of 1.5 m (4.9 feet) within 15 minutes
- Severe hail storms trigger disruption in Bogota, Colombia
- Giant hail damages cars as freak hailstorm hits Corrientes, Argentina
- Severe storm produces large hail accumulations in Mersin, Turkey
- 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
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