Hailstorm in Oklahoma City Video

A “freak” hailstorm struck Oklahoma City, May 16. The hailstorm is said to have wind gustiness of up to 60 mph and destroys buildings, cars and other structures.

Based on initial reports the hailstorm contains golf ball to softball-sized ice and lasted for quite a while. It was also reported that the storm it also damaged two ambulance units, one fire truck and 34 police vehicles.

An amateur video on the web shows just how fierce the hailstorm is. As the storm progresses you can see the impact of each of the ice from the hail making its way into the pool. Just imagine if you were out there and you will be struck by such a heavy barrage of hail.

This is the case of Tim Hartmuller who was caught in the middle of the storm who was having a run along a lake. Seeing the developing storm he run back to his car but he was caught in the middle by the heavy ice fall. Luckily during the hailstorm he manage to hid in a bin ans later manage to ride in a car with a guy filming the storm. If not for that Tim said he would be one of the casualties of the Oklahoma City hailstorm.

“It was just ridiculous. I was pretty much just running for my life. And I saw a random guy in a truck filming the storm and I waived him down and got in his truck and I’m pretty sure he saved my life,” recounts Tim Hartmuller.

There were reportedly vast damages caused by the Oklahoma City hailstorm. During the storm itself twitter and Facebook were flooded with messages and photos while the video streaming site YouTube had seen live accounts of the storm.

Here is another video from the freak hailstorm in Oklahoma City:

Tags: Hailstorm, Oklahoma City, Weather

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