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Unusually intense hailstorm hits Zacatecas, Mexico

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A highly unusual hailstorm hit the Zacatecas city in Central Mexico on the night of October 23, 2016 (local time). Local authorities reported nearly 50 cm (19.7 inches) of ice in some places.

Several incidents and four injured people were reported.

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Rain and hail began to fall after 18:00 (local time) in the municipalities of Zacatecas and Guadalupe. According to Catarino Martines, the mayor of Zacatecas, 15 establishments were damaged due to flooding, ten vehicles were stranded because of the ice accumulation, and a boy was rescued from the ice by the local services.

23 mm (0.9 inches) of water fell in only 15 minutes, according to the National Water Commission, the amount which equals 90% of the total usual October rainfall.

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  1. Tomorrow 15 Des. 2016, there will be the biggest hail yet, like rocks 4kg /8 pounds 40cm, hail rocks coming down to show the seriousness of the end time, the beginning of the end time. In South-Africa (Mpumalanga) or somewhere else.. God protect Your children in Jesus Name. Amen.

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