Black Monday in 1360

On "Black Monday" in 1360, a hail storm killed an estimated 1,000 English soldiers in Chartres, France. The largest hailstone recorded in modern times was in Aurora, Nebraska; it was seven inches in diameter, about the size of a soccer ball. Hail typically falls at about 100 miles per hour.

These facts now seem relevant because I weathered my own personal hail storm in Eatonton, Georgia!

This photo shows what the weather looked like about two hours before my storm.

This weather shows what the weather was like two hours later!

As soon as the hail storm finished I went out to the parking lot to check on my rig. Everything seemed fine. The wind and lighting continued to rage another hour or so, then all was peaceful.

The next day was a beautiful spring day. Here i am parked at Andalusia near Milledgeville. When I looked more closely I could see several little dents in the hood of the car!

Since that day I learned that I was very fortunate because hail can smash car windows and do severe damage just like it did back in 1360.