‘Absolute hail bomb’ of a storm wreaks havoc on Colorado Springs area
Residents mainly living in northeast
Windows of cars and homes were smashed, dents covered almost every car hood, roofs were beaten, cloth canopies were shredded, plants and trees were ripped apart.
Eighteen residents of the
Tennis ball-size hail led the
"I knew it was going to be bad the way it came so strong and suddenly," resident
Flooding in the cul de sac reached the rim of his truck tires, he said.
"I've lived in
Its Stetson Hills Division near
An early count determined about 27 cruisers with windshields so damaged officers couldn't see out of them, but that number was expected to go up. One vehicle flooded.
"We're still here, we're still doing our job," Buckley said, noting vehicles were brought from other divisions to cover patrols. "The thing with police work, you always adapt."
Normally, if
Some residents got lucky.
"I'm sure the roof is buggered up a little bit, but I didn't come out too bad," Buhr said, though he's waiting for his insurance company to do a full assessment.
Insurance agents are busy with assessments, a
Hail storms are typically the most costly.
Aside from the
The most expensive storm season in
Police have their own way of claiming losses.
A city insurance policy will cover the repair costs, Buckley said, but when those fixes may come is tricky. Some of the front windshields were repaired Friday, but the back windows usually require a special order, Buckley said. Vehicles with dent damage only may have to wait for repairs, she said.
The damage comes as the Police Fepartment was beefing up patrols ahead of Republican presidential candidate
"We're still fully staffed to address security and safety," Buckley said.
The active weather could continue through next week.
"A limited supply of monsoon moisture will continue to spread across the state into the weekend, with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms possible each day," the
"Storm chances will continue off and on into next week, with Thursday possibly being the most active day," KKTV said in a weather report.
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