Hail at Dahua Yalong village

Hailstones fell at Yalong village in Dahua Yao autonomous county on Jan 5. [Photo by Tang Yushen / hcwang.cn]

The Yalong village in Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hechi, Guangxi, suffered severe weather variations on Jan 5.

At 09:25, black clouds darkened the sky. With lightning and thunder, rain started to fall, mixed with hail. The diameter of big hailstones can reach five millimeters.

The abnormal weather lasted nearly 20 minutes. After half an hour, the sun was illuminating the area once again, as if nothing had happened.

Edited by Peter Nordlinger