Fricken Hail Near-Miss or Hit?

Hetfield03 · 05-22-2014, 10:53 PM

Yesterday, for anyone in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, or KY was a bad weather day. We had a 30% chance of hail larger than a golf ball. Somewhere in Illinois experienced grapefruit sized hail! http://www.wlky.com/weather/storm-da...ports/26117084
I'm a truck driver and park my Camaro in Indiana, then drive to Ohio. All day, my phone went off with thunderstorm warnings. Needless to say, it was a nerve wracking day. Theres a security shack right next to our parking lot and I think I have that phone number memorized now.
Me: "Did we get any hail?"
Guard: "Yeah, it hailed pretty good."
Me: "How big?"
"Uh, about the size of a marble. Maybe a mothball."
"Have you seen any damage?"
"Haven't been outside except to check the trucks in, but I'll check before I leave, call back in about 15."

I called back and got the next guard who clocked in.

"He just left. But he told me to tell you that there's a little bit of damage."
...
"On everyone's cars? Was he talking about mine?"
"He didn't say."

I was in Ohio when that conversation happened. Two hours plus later, I pulled in. I bypassed the guard shack and drove over to the side of the lot where I'm parked. There was lots of water beads on the car still, a few leaves. I can't see because its 2am. I parked my truck and unhooked my trailer, (not in that order, felt like it since my head was in another place and my heart was pounding.) I went around the lot and back out to my car. I looked it over. I didn't see anything upon first glance. I barely grazed my hand across the roof. Phew! No damage. But what a terrible feeling that was. I even half jokingly offered to have my friend come pick up my car and park it in a parking garage. For those of you who have a garage, count your blessings!

bf7 · 05-22-2014, 11:09 PM

Also in the no-garage club. It sucks.

Hetfield03 · 05-22-2014, 11:12 PM

I feel guilty for even admitting it. Like it's a sin. But I like where I live and am really gone too much to take care of a house. Would love my own little garage.

stlrammer · 05-22-2014, 11:22 PM

Glad you dodged the hail bullet. I'm in Missouri and have a mini panic attack when I hear hail in the forecast.

oklapike · 05-22-2014, 11:43 PM

Yup, we lived in Oklahoma before getting stationed in California. Luckily for me, I never got hail damage to the Camaro. Though a couple of years prior, the car I had before was outside during a hailstorm and it shattered the sunroof.

RedRaider2014 · 05-23-2014, 09:05 AM

Me, not so lucky. I got just got my car back from a Hail Storm in Denton two months ago. Worst Stinking Feeling Ever when it happened

05-22-2014, 10:53 PM	#1
Hetfield03 Drives: 2010 2LT/RS Black/IOM Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,434	Fricken Hail Near-Miss or Hit? Yesterday, for anyone in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, or KY was a bad weather day. We had a 30% chance of hail larger than a golf ball. Somewhere in Illinois experienced grapefruit sized hail! http://www.wlky.com/weather/storm-da...ports/26117084 I'm a truck driver and park my Camaro in Indiana, then drive to Ohio. All day, my phone went off with thunderstorm warnings. Needless to say, it was a nerve wracking day. Theres a security shack right next to our parking lot and I think I have that phone number memorized now. Me: "Did we get any hail?" Guard: "Yeah, it hailed pretty good." Me: "How big?" "Uh, about the size of a marble. Maybe a mothball." "Have you seen any damage?" "Haven't been outside except to check the trucks in, but I'll check before I leave, call back in about 15." I called back and got the next guard who clocked in. "He just left. But he told me to tell you that there's a little bit of damage." ... "On everyone's cars? Was he talking about mine?" "He didn't say." I was in Ohio when that conversation happened. Two hours plus later, I pulled in. I bypassed the guard shack and drove over to the side of the lot where I'm parked. There was lots of water beads on the car still, a few leaves. I can't see because its 2am. I parked my truck and unhooked my trailer, (not in that order, felt like it since my head was in another place and my heart was pounding.) I went around the lot and back out to my car. I looked it over. I didn't see anything upon first glance. I barely grazed my hand across the roof. Phew! No damage. But what a terrible feeling that was. I even half jokingly offered to have my friend come pick up my car and park it in a parking garage. For those of you who have a garage, count your blessings!

05-22-2014, 11:09 PM	#2
bf7 Drives: 2013 Yellow 1LT/RS Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 105	Also in the no-garage club. It sucks. __________________

05-22-2014, 11:22 PM	#4
stlrammer Drives: 2017 1SS Blue Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Saint Peters, MO USA Posts: 2,063 View My Garage	Glad you dodged the hail bullet. I'm in Missouri and have a mini panic attack when I hear hail in the forecast. __________________

05-23-2014, 09:05 AM	#6
RedRaider2014 Drives: 2014 Camaro RS 2LT Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Waco, TX Posts: 192	Me, not so lucky. I got just got my car back from a Hail Storm in Denton two months ago. Worst Stinking Feeling Ever when it happened __________________ Billet Bowtie Replacement Insert Rpi Splash Guards Factory Zl1 Rear Splash guards ZL1Rockers

05-22-2014, 11:12 PM	#3
Hetfield03 Drives: 2010 2LT/RS Black/IOM Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,434	I feel guilty for even admitting it. Like it's a sin. But I like where I live and am really gone too much to take care of a house. Would love my own little garage.

05-22-2014, 11:43 PM	#5
oklapike Drives: 2012 45th Anniversary SS Coupe Join Date: May 2012 Location: Northern California Posts: 522	Yup, we lived in Oklahoma before getting stationed in California. Luckily for me, I never got hail damage to the Camaro. Though a couple of years prior, the car I had before was outside during a hailstorm and it shattered the sunroof.