'Teacup size' hail pelted Maryland on Monday. Here's how.

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The hail damaged cars and homes near Cambridge.

An intense thunderstorm tore across Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland on Monday, unleashing bursts of damaging winds and hail. Some of the hail was large — almost as big as we ever see in the Washington region.

Severe storm downs trees, spews hail, knocks out power

The largest hail stones were observed in Maryland, first slamming northern Calvert County near Chesapeake Beach before crossing the bay and bruising locations to the east of Cambridge in Dorchester County. In this zone, the hail reached 1½ to 3 inches in diameter. The Weather Service said “teacup size” three-inch hail was reported several miles south of Chesapeake Beach in Calvert County.

That appears to be an apt description based on an inspection of photos from witnesses.

So much hail poured down that it coated the ground like snow in Linkwood, Md., about five miles east of Cambridge. The stones were so big that they damaged homes, puncturing siding and peeling off paint. They also dented cars and shattered mirrors.

“My parents live just outside of Cambridge,” Caroline Stutts, who follows Capital Weather Gang on Facebook, wrote. “Their car windows were busted out and gutters destroyed.”'>>>

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/05/17/maryland-hail-damage-calvert-storm/?

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1. My daughter-in-law's car got pelted by similar-sized hail last month

I doubt the $4600 offered by the insurance company will be enough to cover the horrendous damage.