A quick storm blew through the area dumping quarter size hail and bringing thunder and lightning. I was scrambling to get the lightning unaware of the hail that was falling in an small area just west of where I was. It wasn't until I drove back into town that I saw the amount of hail which had collected in the streets. I documented the effects of the storm, like the damage to schools and businesses. The freak storm was so quick and sudden, yet had such a major impact. There was even hail the next day that hadn't melted.
Lightning strikes and rain falls over north Chico as seen from Upper Park as a thunder and hail storm blew through the area creating havoc and power outages Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Kevin Jaradah sweeps the pile of hail that fell in front of his convenient store Spikes Bottleshop as thunder and hail storm blew through the area creating havoc and power outages Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Stephanie Forbis, Ken Forbis, Andshea Ray, and Kyle Forbis (left to right) walk through hail covered ground after getting a dinner from Tacos El Tapatio Express truck at the intersection of E. 1st Ave and Longfellow Ave as a thunder and hail storm blew through the area creating havoc and power outages Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Cars navigate through hail covered streets and light signals power outage at the intersection of E. 1st Ave and Longfellow Ave as a thunder and hail storm blew through the area creating havoc and power outages Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Matt Griffis (right) cleans up the water damage in the library of Marsh Jr. High after a thunder and hail storm blew through the area creating havoc and power outages Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Kevin Jaradah (left) and Mike Jaradah (center) take a order from Sesar Sanchez (right) who bought some Sierra Nevada beers in their convenient store Spikes Bottleshop, which lost power and used cnadles to light the store, taking cash only and using a calculator as a register, as thunder and hail storm blew through the area creating havoc and power outages Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
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