Freak flooding in Guadalajara after a massive hail storm. Pictures on BBC:
Six suburbs in the Mexican city of Guadalajara were carpeted in a thick layer of ice after a heavy hailstorm. The ice was up to 1.5m (5ft) thick in places, half-burying vehicles.
[...] Hailstorms form when warm, moist air from the surface rises upwards forming showers and storms. Temperatures higher up, even in summer, can get well below 0C and so ice crystals form along with something called "supercooled water" which then grows into pellets of ice.
In severe thunderstorms, air can rise rapidly and is able to hold up these hailstones and allow them to expand in size. Eventually they get too heavy and fall to the ground.
In warmer parts of the year, such as in Guadalajara which has maximum temperatures of around 31-32C [(87-90 °F)] in June, more moisture is available, contributing to the formation of hailstorms.
Temperatures this month have been higher than normal with Torreon, to the north of Guadalajara, reaching highs of 37C [(99 °F)].
Hm, I wonder if somebody is going to mention anthropogenic warming with this?
(Score: 2) by looorg on Monday July 01 2019, @04:57PM (4 children)
So did they promptly use all the ice to make tequila drinks for the gringos?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 01 2019, @05:55PM
Did you see the photos? It looks like the hail captured the smog on the way down. Probably about as pure as the TJ river.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday July 01 2019, @06:19PM
Imagine.
A large Cenote [wikipedia.org].
But instead of water, it is filled with tequila. No worms. And multiple "jumping in" spots. Scuba divers would be given their own special entrance.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday July 01 2019, @07:31PM (1 child)
When this happened in Amarillo a couple of years ago, it was some nasty dirty looking hail in a very short time.
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(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 02 2019, @12:25AM
That's why the drinks are for the gringos.