Hail in August and Our New Walk

by Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger

10 Aug 2008 06:27 PM

If I wanted a good excuse as any for stopping a home improvement project, I might choose something such as running out of materials or the occurrence of a warm summer rain. Maybe a minor family emergency or the need to watch the Summer Olympics could be a good reason to put things off for another weekend. I would never thought that marble-sized chunks of ice falling from the sky in might put an end to our summer project.

A major storm wound up coming through our area. It pelted our house and yard with heavy hail that must have sounded as though God were flinging pebbles down from above. Leaves and branches peppered the roads everywhere, and it seemed as though everything were covered by thick, green, wall-to-wall carpeting. Leaves were forced down from the trees with such speed that they stuck themselves to the windows and outside walls of our home. Whole trees came down and blocked the road, and we lost power for a number of hours. On the side of the road were piles and piles of what first appeared to be white marble rocks, but in fact turned out to be hail. Hail in August. Can you believe it?

The storm was the strangest thing. Before it occurred, we were walking around in shorts and t-shirts. After the storm, we were shivering and needed to don jackets and sweatshirts. It was one of the strangest summer weather experiences I have seen.

Fortunately, we missed the worst of the storm. We were out at a local business to pick up some river rock for our home project of redoing our front walk. When we came back to our home, we found that some of the prep work would need to be redone, thanks to the hail storm.

Next time, I'll share What we did accomplish and where we are with the project.

Click here for more articles by Mary Ann Romans.

Related Articles

What Is a Cyclone?

Wednesday Widgets: The Weather Channel

Cold Weather Comfort

Naughty and Nice Snowman Gifts

Learn more about Mary Ann Romans

Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat.

View Full Profile | More from this Blogger

MomOfSJandL (30) 13 Aug 2008 01:12 PM

We had hail that day, too! We must not be too far apart :-)

Mary Ann Romans (26886) 14 Aug 2008 06:45 AM

I'm on the border of Delaware County and West Chester County in PA.