Large Hail Does Damage in Davis County
Aug 22, 2018, 11:19 PM | Updated: Aug 23, 2018, 1:33 am
DAVIS COUNTY, Utah – Ping-Pong ball-sized hail pounded areas of Fruit Heights, Kaysville, West Kaysville and beyond Wednesday afternoon, leaving a trail of property damage.
Rhee Braby said he was driving on I-15 in Kaysville when the hail started to fall.
Photo: Andrew Adams, KSL
“Yeah, it was loud!” Braby said. “It just kept coming and coming!”
There was no shelter for his car.
“Traffic was really, really slow and by the time I got to the underpass, it was full of people, so you couldn’t stop — you just had to keep going and survey the damage later,” Braby said.
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His shiny black sedan sustained numerous small dents from fender to fender.
“I’m sure I’m not the only one, and insurance companies will be getting lots of claims tomorrow,” Braby said.
Hail caught in videos and in pictures from a storm that passed through Kaysville and Fruit Heights appeared to be larger than a quarter.
It piled up outside Alyssa Markham’s condo.
“They were huge!” she said.
Neighbor Brooklyn Bell said the hail damaged her plants and poked through her garbage can.
“My son called me in a panic and didn’t know what to do — it kind of scared him,” Bell said. “It’s kind of scary for him to be home alone and not know what to do.”
Everyone seemed to agree they hoped they wouldn’t see a similar storm anytime soon.
“Hopefully we don’t get it again!” Markham exclaimed.
