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Friday, August 18, 2017

Snowy Mexico City


(image from the web)
No, it didn't snow here, but occasionally Mexico City has a heavy hail storm that makes the city briefly look like a winter wonderland.  We had such a storm yesterday afternoon around rush hour.  Some places had accumulations of nearly four inches of hail.  It didn't hail where my apartment is, but Alejandro was on the road, and said that the hail was piled up like snow in nearby Colonia del Valle. 

 Here are some more pictures of the storm which Alejandro found for me on the internet...



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  1. GailAugust 18, 2017 at 9:37 PM

    Send some of that stuff up here for our garden!

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    1. Retired TeacherAugust 19, 2017 at 12:41 PM

      But you wouldn't want hail that would rip your garden to shreds! Last night we had another strong thunderstorm but no hail.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 19, 2017 at 4:15 PM

    I experienced this once while watching a movie at Pabellon Del Valle. The hail ripped a hole in the ceiling of our theater!

    (I really don't like summers in CDMX, although the air *is* clearer.)

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    1. Retired TeacherAugust 20, 2017 at 9:33 AM

      That's amazing. I have read that last week's hail storm was by no means the worst that they have had.
      Knock on wood, but the summer rainy season so far has not been a barrier to me getting out and about and seeing places. It has been following the traditional pattern of not raining until very late afternoon or evening (except for the one day when the remnants of Hurricane Franklin passed nearby). The days have generally been partly sunny.

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