bcla
On our rugged Eastern foothills.....
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- Nov 28, 2012
Apparently it was so heavy that it looked like snow. I saw several news reports of people's cars sliding down hills and colliding with other parked cars. It seemed to be a specific area around Oakland and Alameda that got the hail. I didn't see any at all in my neighborhood, although it rained really hard for an hour.
It wasn't snow, but apparently it was cold enough that the hail refroze and created icy streets. Some kids were sledding down streets on cardboard. This is a street in Oakland:
https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/Oakland-hail-sledding-storms-Bay-Area-weather-12837627.php
Some people got stuck. I've driven in snow/ice before, but I suppose a lot of people haven't. There are also some cars that have summer tires that would be dreadful in the snow.
It wasn't snow, but apparently it was cold enough that the hail refroze and created icy streets. Some kids were sledding down streets on cardboard. This is a street in Oakland:
https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/Oakland-hail-sledding-storms-Bay-Area-weather-12837627.php
Some people got stuck. I've driven in snow/ice before, but I suppose a lot of people haven't. There are also some cars that have summer tires that would be dreadful in the snow.