VIDEO: Freak hailstorm makes Plymouth look like snow globe
A sudden hailstorm, accompanied by thunder and lightning briefly made Plymouth like giant snow globe about 1pm on Saturday.
Below are some of the pictures taken by people in Plymouth while and after the hail was falling.
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Hail in the city centre, taken by plymouth_pc
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Seagul caught in the hail, taken by chefthe2nd
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A back garden covered in hail, taken by Karl_Mayer
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Cocker Spaniel looking at the hail, taken by Hammo 1974
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Feet solidly planted in hail, taken by _ibecks
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The size of the hail falling was big enough to cause some damage, taken by _ibecks
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The hailstorm seen from inside a car, taken by ChrisErrington1
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Closeup of some of the hail, taken by chefthe2nd
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Hail falling on a Plymouth street, taken by warrendickson
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Brave or bold - going out into the hail smarts, taken by marshey71
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Plymouth streets were left looking like it was Christmas by the sudden hail, taken by marshey71
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Hail in the city centre, taken by plymouth_pc
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Hail in the city centre, taken by plymouth_pc
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A cat is wondering 'what's all this white stuff?', taken by loulou1003
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A hailman - or is it a duck?, taken by Rachel Fryer
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Hail falls in a Plymouth back garden, taken by PlymBarbican
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Hail falls in a Plymouth back garden, taken by PlymBarbican
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Hail falls in a Plymouth back garden, taken by PlymBarbican
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Hail has covered a garden in Plymouth, taken by Trebornotrub
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The hailstorm seen from a distance, taken by MARIEMINT1976
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A moody photo of Plymouth after the hail, taken by ctaylorhill
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Hail in Honicknowle, taken by mhosking86
If you have pictures of the hailstorm and would like to share them in this gallery please tweet to: @MarcProsserUK
A video of the hail in Plymouth, sent in by PlymBarbican:
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by CharlieDodd
Sunday, March 17 2013, 9:02AM
“If this was america they'd blame it on aliens”
by MissAnthrope
Sunday, March 17 2013, 8:45AM
“I had to lock my cat flap as there was considerable noise on the corrigated roof that partly covers my back passage. Luckily the Bentley was in the garage.”
by MuppetAlert
Sunday, March 17 2013, 8:37AM
“Oooooo............weather makes news in Janner Land. How exciting!!!!”
by MuppetAlert
Sunday, March 17 2013, 8:36AM
“Oooooo............weather makes news in Janner Land. How exciting!!!!”
by Foldart
Sunday, March 17 2013, 8:34AM
“If I've said it once, I've said it a million times - don't exaggerate :-)”
by MuppetAlert
Sunday, March 17 2013, 8:34AM
“Oooooo......weather makes news in Janner Land. How exciting!!!”
by Plymouthlad63
Sunday, March 17 2013, 1:27AM
“Wow i have never seen hail before in Plymouth.......you call this news........Zzzzzzzzzzzzz”
by JonnyGlenholt
Saturday, March 16 2013, 8:59PM
“I was in the City Centre at 1pm for the bedroom tax protest, and I can assure the sceptics that it happened - I got hit on the head by a hailstone a couple of centimetres across. The last time that happened to me was in Texas; just before a tornado touched down!”
by sasquatch1
Saturday, March 16 2013, 8:22PM
“foldart...actually i live in Woolwell and some of those hailstones were the size of golfballs,should have taken a photo.”
by Foldart
Saturday, March 16 2013, 6:41PM
“Freak hailstorm? get off! It was just a short, sharp shower. No hailstones the size of golfballs! And predicted by the Met office too, for a change.”