As if the weather these days is not erratic enough, hail started raining down in Cheras at 4pm yesterday (8 March).
In videos shared by Twitter user Emmil, she was able to record the moment when the hail started falling in Cheras.
Its now happening here , hujan batu habis tingkap rumah pecah. Pokok tumbang. Be safe korang! Besar ya batunya boleh buat abc ?? pic.twitter.com/FI5t9qyIpB
— emmil (@emmilariff) March 8, 2022
The hail was falling together with the rain and according to her tweets, the hailstones were big enough to cause damage around her household; some windows broke and plants fell down.
Thankfully, Emmil’s family were able to move fast enough and parked their cars in the porch to stop them from getting damaged.
A netizen was concerned with how big the hailstones were and said that it can cause injuries.
“That is so scary, if it hits the head, there will definitely be injuries.”
It seems like the hailstorm was not felt by the whole Cheras as another netizen who lives in the district did not see it. It makes sense as Cheras is quite a big area!
“We are also in Cheras but there was no hail, we were in fact playing in the rain.”
Many netizens were very surprised by this occurrence and couldn’t believe that this is happening in Malaysia.
“Is this in Dhaka, Nagasaki or Boston?”
Other netizens were fed up with the erratic weather.
“It’s scary looking at the weather nowadays.”
According to MET Malaysia, hail is formed when there are severe thunderstorms coupled with heavy rain and strong wind.
“When an active cumolonimbus cloud reaches a height of 12KM, ice will start forming inside it.”
They added that hailstorms are normal in our country and this phenomenon is usually localised, meaning that only the area under the cloud will experience it. It usually lasts from 10-20 minutes.
Wow, the more you know! Have you ever experienced hail? Let us know what you did with it!
Also read: Kuchai Lama Flood May Be Caused By Clogged Drain Due To Rubbish Thrown Irresponsibly, Says M’sian
