National Guard Called Out! Massive Hailstorm Destroys Cars in Colorado, Wyoming. Area Farmers Also Reported 100 Percent Crop Losses.
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Large hail driven by strong winds damaged virtually every home in a Wyoming town Wednesday evening, prompting help from the Wyoming National Guard.
The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported around 500 homes were damaged in the town of Pine Bluffs, about 40 miles east of Cheyenne near the Nebraska state line.
“It looks like the storm was a direct hit on every structure in town,” Director of Wyoming Homeland Security Guy Cameron told The Wyoming Tribune Eagle Thursday. “There is virtually visible damage everywhere.”
https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/large-damaging-hail-wyoming-colorado-nebraska
Hail storm wipes out over 40 Colorado Springs police cars
http://gazette.com/hail-storm-wipes-out-27-colorado-springs-police-cars/article/1581484
A slow-moving weather system in the eastern U.S. will focus showers and thunderstorms across portions
also keep an eye on these
National Hurricane Center Watching Two Areas in the Atlantic For Development
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-atlantic-wave-hurricane-season-invest
upwards of 500 homes and knocking out power for three hours.
The severe thunderstorm caused damage to about every home in Pine Bluffs, a rural farming community of about 1,200 people 40 miles east of Cheyenne. Many vehicles were also hit hard.
Area farmers also reported 100 percent crop losses.
http://www.pinebluffspost.com/story/2016/07/28/news/hailstorm-wreaks-havoc-in-pine-bluffs/4835.html
https://investmentwatchblog.com/national-guard-called-out-massive-hailstorm-destroys-cars-in-colorado-wyoming-area-farmers-also-reported-100-percent-crop-losses/