---
title: "Apocalyptic Hailstorm Buries Vehicles Under Three Feet of Ice and Debris in Mexico"
description: "Semi trucks can be seen driving through the streets with only their hood and windshield visible due to the massive accumulation of hail."
date: "2019-07-01"
modified: "2019-07-01"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Teague"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-teague"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/28792/apocalyptic-hailstorm-buries-vehicles-under-three-feet-of-ice-and-debris-in-mexico"
categories:
  - "News"
---

# Apocalyptic Hailstorm Buries Vehicles Under Three Feet of Ice and Debris in Mexico

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2019/07/skynews-guadalajara-hail_4706597.jpg>)
*\<em\>www.thedrive.com</em>*

In yet another [biblical-themed natural event](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/28749/this-photo-of-a-mazda-covered-in-thousands-of-bugs-is-horrifyingly-real>), there's been a massive hailstorm that blanketed the [Mexican](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/27021/2-3-million-1-of-2-koenigsegg-ccxr-special-edition-wrecked-in-mexico-city>) town of Guadalajara in feet of ice on Sunday despite summer-like temperatures in days leading up to the inclement weather.

[The freak storm](<https://news.sky.com/story/freak-hailstorm-buries-cars-in-mexican-city-of-guadalajara-11752298>) covered parts of the city in up to a meter of ice, as [*Sky News*](<https://news.sky.com/story/freak-hailstorm-buries-cars-in-mexican-city-of-guadalajara-11752298>) reports, with pictures and videos posted across social media. Truckers struggled to reach their vehicles and some cars were buried up to their windshields in crunchy precipitation.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1145384104881545216

This isn’t the fluffy, fun kind of weather, either. The ice that fell in Guadalajara was hard and had to be removed in huge chunks in some case. Authorities called in the Mexican army to help city workers clear the street. Stranger still, temperatures in the area had been very warm and dry leading up to the storm, with average temperatures hovering around 90 degrees for several days. The city has had its share of severe weather because of its elevation (5,100 feet above sea level), but the Jalisco state governor said he’s never seen anything like this.

![Guadalajara](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1562000612418-skynews-guadalajara-hail_4706598.jpg>)
**Getty Images**

This is the time of year when we typically prepare for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, especially in the American Midwest, but hailstorms are part of the fun as well. Just last year in Alabama, softball-size hailstones fell, measuring up to five inches in width. The [largest hailstone](<https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/record-hailstorms-and-hailstones-us>) recorded in the U.S. fell in 2010 in South Dakota and measured 18.5 inches in circumference, weighing nearly two pounds.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1145267202603356161

Amazingly, the authorities in and around Guadalajara say that no one was hurt during the deluge of ice that fell on the city.

## Author
After working in the technology and software industry for several years, Chris Teague began writing as a way to help people outside of that world understand the sometimes very technical work that goes on behind the scenes. With a lifelong love of all things automotive, he turned his attention to writing new vehicle reviews, detailing industry trends, and breaking news. Along the way, he earned an MBA with a focus on data analysis that has helped him gain a strong understanding of why the auto industry’s biggest companies make the decisions they do.

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/TeagueDrives>)  
[Twitter](<https://twitter.com/TeagueDrives>)