| Congo Hail | |
| Date: August 3-7, 2003 Location: Ouesso, Congo More Information: |
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Les Depeches de Brazzaville reports that a sudden and unexpected hailstorm
decimated four hectares of cropland in the northern part of the country. Sources
indicate that the usually clear skies darkened within two hours, and that after
six hours the weather patterns were back to normal. No-one was killed in the
storm, but an estimated $0.5M of damage was done. The Congo has no prior experience
of hail, and such weather conditions would be especially unusual in August.
However, meteorological prediction is not an exact science; we have to conclude
that this is merely an unusual event, rather than a paranormal one.