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Hailstorm hits Benguet village
Hailstorm hits Benguet village
ABS-CBN News
Published Apr 22, 2018 02:38 PM PHT
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Updated Apr 22, 2018 05:01 PM PHT

MANILA – Pellets of ice rained down on a village in Atok, Benguet on Saturday afternoon as the rest of the country roasted in summer heat.
MANILA – Pellets of ice rained down on a village in Atok, Benguet on Saturday afternoon as the rest of the country roasted in summer heat.
The hailstorm destroyed crops in some farms and left ice in some roads in Sitio Sayangan, Barangay Paoay, locals said.
The hailstorm destroyed crops in some farms and left ice in some roads in Sitio Sayangan, Barangay Paoay, locals said.
There have been previous instances of hailstorms in Baguio and Metro Manila during the summer, said state weather bureau PAGASA.
There have been previous instances of hailstorms in Baguio and Metro Manila during the summer, said state weather bureau PAGASA.
Summer's higher temperatures can cause faster evaporation of water in the atmosphere and the formation of thunderstorms. Pellets of frozen rain sometimes form inside thunderstorms and fall in showers, PAGASA meteorologist Arial Rojas told DZMM.
Summer's higher temperatures can cause faster evaporation of water in the atmosphere and the formation of thunderstorms. Pellets of frozen rain sometimes form inside thunderstorms and fall in showers, PAGASA meteorologist Arial Rojas told DZMM.
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Saturday's hail storm lasted for almost an hour, said Edward Haights, a local tourism coordinator. -- Report from Micaella Ilao, ABS-CBN News
Saturday's hail storm lasted for almost an hour, said Edward Haights, a local tourism coordinator. -- Report from Micaella Ilao, ABS-CBN News
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