Pics of the Hail Storm?

Gator says on Nov 4, 2007, 07:00:

Bogotá usually gets hailstorms (granizo) through out the year but NOTHING like this. On Cl 26 and Av Caracas there were about a 100 cars trapped and the hail on some was half way up the doors and almost waist deep. The heavy rain that was also part of this, did not help. In some places the water was chest high. There were at least at 20 cases of hypothermia reported, in Bogotá for God's. Started about 2 in the afternoon. There was a big concert scheduled in Parque Símon Bolivar that they had to cancel and several persons there had to have emergency treatment for head injuries.

We had some minor flooding in the garage but no real damage. Pretty well city wide with building roofs damages and a LOT of cars will be a total loss. Don's know if this is correct but they were reports of the temp. hitting below 0 C.(32 degrees)

Mrs. Gator, the survivor that she is, dashed out braving the elements, and bought a new pair of boots. ¡Viva Colombianas!

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

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Medellin Traveler says on Nov 4, 2007, 09:12:

WHAT IS THAT!?!

La cuidad de la primavera, estoy feliz porque te vuelvo a ver - www.medellintraveler.com

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lpdiver says on Nov 4, 2007, 10:20:

This will probably set off the debate on global warming...again!

t

"cook some rice!"

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robi666 says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:37:

"WHAT IS THAT!?!"
The Colombian dream...
You did not think that it was ice, true Medellin_Traveller? :-)

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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Medellin Traveler says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:55:

I still have NO IDEA what that is?

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robi666 says on Nov 4, 2007, 13:05:

The big "granizada" of yesterday in Bogotà!
More pictures and a video in the "Which is better Bogotà or Medellin" thread.

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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Lowell says on Nov 4, 2007, 13:50:

MT, it's frozen rain

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

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StephinBogota says on Nov 4, 2007, 17:12:

I got video of the downpour and hail from my apartment in Chapinero,but it was nothing like you described....

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ColombianoGringo says on Nov 5, 2007, 09:26:

When I first heard someone tell me about the hailstorm in Bogota, I thought "Big deal, it sometimes hails in Bogota". Then I turned on Caracol and was promptly shocked as shit. I've seen a lot of bad weather in Bogota including the occasional freeze, but never anything like this.

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BAQ says on Nov 5, 2007, 09:53:

whats it lookin like now, things gettin back to normal? Am curious cuz will be in Bogota on Wednesday

Semper Fidelis !

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Leeroy says on Nov 5, 2007, 12:42:

It's pissing down with rain now

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gold digger says on Nov 8, 2007, 22:15:

Here is a video of it with no sound and a picture. It's already in wikipedia!

http://www.findinternettv.com/Video,item,2624348712.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IMAGEN-3801666-2.jpg

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LilaM says on Jan 9, 2008, 10:32:

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don´t try" B. Sills

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LilaM says on Jan 9, 2008, 10:32:

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don´t try" B. Sills

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LilaM says on Jan 9, 2008, 10:33:

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don´t try" B. Sills

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LilaM says on Jan 9, 2008, 10:34:

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don´t try" B. Sills

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Dan says on Jan 9, 2008, 10:40:

Wow!
That is some freaky weather.

God Bless America!

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LilaM says on Mar 30, 2008, 20:39:

Ok another couple of pics of the heal storm on saturday march 28th...

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don´t try" B. Sills

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LilaM says on Mar 30, 2008, 20:40:

It used to be a tropical palm tree, such a contrast!!!

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don´t try" B. Sills

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LilaM says on Mar 30, 2008, 20:41:

Here is another one

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don´t try" B. Sills

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christobeldawg says on Mar 30, 2008, 21:52:

I better alert Al Gore on this.

admittedly, arriving can feel great too

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travelingirl says on Mar 30, 2008, 22:18:

Haha!

Around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon...

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goin_south says on Mar 30, 2008, 22:33:

Oh, so you've been fighting weather, Señora.

'what does it mean, when one of you (colombians) tell another: YOU WERE NOT/ARE NOT. 'COLOMBIAN ENOUGH'?? jejeje..a mixture, I think, of stupidity mixed with a false sense of arrogance.. How 'colombian' do you have to be? to be 'colombian enough

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Juanes says on Mar 31, 2008, 04:49:

wow that looks pretty ferocious. we had hail in london last week but not that heavy at all....there was serious flooding also in colombia some while back .....barranquilla area ?

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LilaM says on Mar 31, 2008, 19:45:

Juanes the last 3 pictures were last saturday and the first 3 were on november, crazy weather this days, i don't know if you had the oportunity too see this little tornado, next to where I work the past november....

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don´t try" B. Sills

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LilaM says on Mar 31, 2008, 19:47:

And yes G_S fighting with this weird weather... when I leave my house in the morning is very cold so I bring a sweater, a scarf, an umbrella and a good pair of boots... and suddenly is a sunny day!!! so I feel like a fried chicken the whole day, and when the day starts with a shinny sun noo!!! is a very cold day jejeje so hard to deal with...

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don´t try" B. Sills

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robi666 says on Mar 31, 2008, 21:26:

you're so lucky to live in Bogota...

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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travelingirl says on Mar 31, 2008, 21:42:

The video wouldn't work for me. :(
I didn't see the actual tornado but I saw some of the damage afterwards... mainly at a car dealership.

Around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon...

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Lisa Zee says on Mar 31, 2008, 21:42:

Que malo robi666 LOL! You so happy looking at EL Club Campestre!

You don`t have to come and live in the USA, in the south to have that awful weather, I never liked Bogota, sorry.

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goin_south says on Mar 31, 2008, 22:13:

"I bring a sweater, a scarf, an umbrella and a good pair of boots"
... jajja.. Lila... You are gonna become the Mary Poppins of Colombia! if one of those strong winds catches you!

"a very lovely Mary Poppins", I might ad :-))

'what does it mean, when one of you (colombians) tell another: YOU WERE NOT/ARE NOT. 'COLOMBIAN ENOUGH'?? jejeje..a mixture, I think, of stupidity mixed with a false sense of arrogance.. How 'colombian' do you have to be? to be 'colombian enough

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Juanes says on Apr 1, 2008, 04:37:

yeah thats looks full on....estuve en mexico por la costa en el verano 2005 durante dos huracanes....emily y wilma....pero no tuve mierdo...

i do find it a bit cold in bogota actually which is why when i come to colombia to teach i will probably go to cali or barranquilla, i had enough of cold in parque los nevados close to manizales and chile/bolivia at altitude, damn, i was freezing my cahunas off and couldnt sleep at night there, you have to move around to keep warm...mind you i remember a feroucious bit of rain around medellin/guatape also last year when i went there.

jason

http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Juanes/

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LilaM says on Apr 1, 2008, 06:32:

Yes Robi 666, i´m so lucky to live here anyway.... I love Bogotá, its extreme weather but is a nice city, lot of job opportunities and a good place to raise your kids.... remember beauty depends on the eye of the viewer.

TG, this is the video from behind the car dealer, the weird thing is that it was a sunny day...and suddenly appeared.

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don´t try" B. Sills

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LilaM says on Apr 1, 2008, 06:33:

jajajaja G_S thanks for the compliment... well today, I´m like MP too but.... I forgot my scarf grrrrrrrrr

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don´t try" B. Sills

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