It caused some hail damage to crops and houses as well.
In Minnesota there was $125 million in hail damage reported.
Cloud seeding began in France during the 1950s with the intent of reducing hail damage to crops.
Numerous cars were hit and several houses sustained roof damage; the cost of the hail damage was estimated at $100,000 in the town.
While outside, Atlantis suffered minor hail damage to its tiles during a thunderstorm.
One of their vehicles, Probe 1, suffered hail damage during the intercept.
It had hail damage almost three-fourths of an inch deep, and I'd been lucky the canopy hadn't broken.
While these lesions may be very apparent and easy to identify, they can sometimes be confused for hail damage.
The plane was at 20,000 feet during the incident, a typical height for hail damage, two air safety experts said.
Normally, some losses from hail damage can be recovered by selling marred fruit at a low price to companies making apple juice.