What is the impact of sudden heavy hail on the local area in Shangnan County, Shaanxi Province?

At 2: 30 pm on May 15, a heavy hail suddenly started in Shangnan County, which lasted for about 40 minutes. Witnesses said it was the size of pigeon eggs and about 2 cm in diameter. Shangluo Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow lightning warning signal at 14: 40. There may be lightning, strong wind, short-term heavy precipitation and hail in Shangluo city in the next 6 hours. Please take preventive measures. '

As can be seen from the videos and photos taken by netizens, the hail is as big as an egg and makes a loud noise when it falls to the ground. After the hail, many vehicles and trees in the street were damaged, and the hoods of vehicles were smashed by the hail. A big hole, the window glass is broken.

After the hail attack lasted for more than ten minutes, vehicles, trees and agricultural facilities were damaged, streets were flooded and pedestrians were injured. At 2: 00 p.m. 15 p.m. on the same day, Shangnan Meteorological Bureau issued a yellow warning of lightning, saying that it was predicted that in the next six hours, lightning activities might occur in towns (offices) such as Chengguan, Shima, Qingyou River, Jinsixia, Fushui, Qingshan and Xianghe in Shangnan County, accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation, strong wind and hail. At 3 pm, according to the preliminary statistics of Shangnan County Meteorological Bureau, the areas affected by hail are concentrated in Chengguan, Shima and Qingyouhe towns of Shangnan County. The maximum hail diameter is 40 mm, which lasts for more than ten minutes, causing damage to vehicles, trees and agricultural facilities to varying degrees. At present, the specific disaster situation is still under further statistics.

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