Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Spring time in Peoria
Dick Coers
I'll be checking how bad the cars and roof are tomorrow morning. Mostly marble size, but then some of these landed! Biggest ones I've ever picked up. I was a bit jittery after running in. A selfie photographer I'm not! The storm has passed, it could have been much worse. The weather channel was in East Peoria, and west around Macomb and Galesburg really got hit.
Yikes
Keith Newton
Glad you are OK. Now, since you have all that free ice, you might as well make some ice tea or something.
While I was down at the cabin last weekend, one of those deep purple on the radar clouds came right at me. It started with some marble size hail as the front edge got to me. Then as it passed over, it was dark as night, but nothing fell out, to my relief.
I had to paddle in from two miles out through flood waters. There was a bout 18" under the cabin at that time, but is up to a about 32" deep at the present, leaving about 64" of clearance before getting to the food.
Seems like it rained every day down here last week, but today was sunny, and a fine day to be out in central AR.
I hope it didn't mess up your roof, or if it did, your insurance buys you a new one.
Re: Spring time in Peoria
John K Jordan
Yikes! Reminds me of the time we had hail almost but not quite tennis ball size. I looked out and saw my car and grabbed an umbrella thinking I'd run out and move it into the carport. Just then, SMASH, one hit the sidewalk outside the door. That would have gone right through an umbrella and caved in my skull! Fortunately when the storm passed my car had no hits. Some others had huge dents and smashed windshields. I didn't see any obvious damage to the roof of the house.
However, a few months later my insurance company sent me a surprise check for enough to re-roof the house. They had sent someone around and inspected the roofs of every insured customer.
JKJ
Re: Spring time in Peoria
Jerry Maske
John,
What insurance company are you with? I've NEVER heard of a company volunteering money without a claim. Sounds like a good group to be with.
Up along Maine's coast, we're still waiting for winter to start. Last season we broke every record there was to break; total snow fall of 130" and the coldest February on record. This year has been the exact opposite. The Farmer's Almanac said this year would be just as brutal as last year; wonder if they give refunds. Ya' think? Yeah, neither do I.
Jerry
Re: Spring time in Peoria
John K Jordan
>What insurance company are you with?
State Farm. When I called them they said due to the size of the hailstones in the area and the severity of the storm many house roofs were damaged. Replacing the shingles proactivly would be much cheaper than repairing extensive future water damage.
The automobile dent removal services "popped up" all over right after this storm. Made be wonder if these businesses were mobile storm chasers.
JKJ
Re: Spring time in Peoria
Brad Vietje
Was on the phone with someone from Daytona this afternoon... It was nice & sunny, and around 48F. He puts me on hold, and over the 2-1/2 minutes I'm on hold, it gets dark, wind starts gusting, and then gets real dark, and starts snowing. Gave the guy in Daytona a good laugh -- he grew up in India, and has never seen snow. 10 minutes later, sunny again -- go figure.
Must be Leprechauns having a bit o'fun.
Safe spinning,
Brad Vietje
Newbury, VT
