Hailstorm in Germany shows off hail the size of golf balls

They say that the only thing that you cannot control is the weather and ain't that an understatement. 

Forces of nature come in all shapes and forms and can be the cause of great destruction. 

But the way we see it is if everyone is okay, then nothing else matters much. Most recently, we saw the hailstorm that hailed over parts of southern Germany. 

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And there was a state of disaster called by authorities. 

"Authorities in the town of Bad Bayersoien in the southern German state of Bavaria declared a disaster situation on Sunday after violent storms caused major damage to buildings." (SCMP)

Roughly 80% of the buildings in the town were damaged due to the hailstones, which were said to be up to 8cm. 

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Check out the damage the stones were making to the soil, courtesy of Twitter/X. 

Here's another video from July 2023 where a person shows the size of the hailstones, which look like golf balls. 

Courtesy of Instagram. 

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