First a Tornado, Now a Hailstorm
Brooklyn sure is getting its fair share of weird weather this fall. Last month it was a tornado, and then last night it was a hailstorm that, according to one tipster who sent in photos, included pellets that were two inches wide! (The Post describes “marble- to quarter-sized” pieces of hail.) The video above was…

Brooklyn sure is getting its fair share of weird weather this fall. Last month it was a tornado, and then last night it was a hailstorm that, according to one tipster who sent in photos, included pellets that were two inches wide! (The Post describes “marble- to quarter-sized” pieces of hail.) The video above was sent in by a reader in Prospect Heights, and some more photos from readers are posted on the jump. Gothamist also has a ton of photos and videos posted here.
rob – Spitty might have survived (read the story of Robert the Bruce.) I’d repotted some plants yesterday & left them out – they made it through just fine!
Only Democrats know what crack cocaine looks like.
it looked like it was raining crack cocaine! i wonder if it messed with any junkies’ heads lol
*rob*
Spitty the spider died 🙁 or well, his home was destroyed in the hail storm. that was the most intense thing ive ever seen!!
*rob*
Wait, what’s that? I think I hear the WHOOOOSHING sound of Carl “Crack Pot” Paladino’s political career/campaign going down the drain…. : P
I had already left NYC before this storm came along, thankfully. May ask someone to check my apt just in case.
Last time I encountered a big hailstorm was in Calgary in July. Much worse than this – lots of cars had serious damage. Not many liberals there…
And November 7 is my birthday so it’ll be a much welcome gift.
There was actually a car stuck on our street last night, spinning his wheels.
“Why do you care?”
Because I know I’m right.