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2010-03-25 14:02:29 - Hailstorm - Malaysia EDIS CODE: HS-20100325-25450-MYS
Date & Time: 2010-03-25 14:02:29 [UTC]
Area: Malaysia, Capital City, , Kuala Lumpur Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)
Not confirmed information! Description: A 20-minute hailstorm hit a few areas around the city on Thursday, causing some minor panic amongst the public. The areas hit were Solaris Mont Kiara, Damansara Uptown and Bukit Kiara. News about the hailstorm was relayed via social media network Twitter and SMS by city-dwellers who experienced it. A few eye-witnesses described the falling pellets as being the size of pebbles or 50sen coins. Designer Jeff Mahadi, 28, who works in Solaris Mont Kiara, said he and his colleagues were more amused than worried and wondered if it was the end of the world. “It’s such a rare thing to see and we weren’t too worried because the stones were small,” he said. Esther Tan, 41, chief executive officer of a creative agency, said she was in a car with her business partner when the first hailstones fell. “There were loud knocks against the car and the driver informed us it was a hailstorm. We were quite shocked,” she said. Malaysia Meteorological Department forecasting director Saw Bun Liong said hailstorms occasionally happen in Malaysia, but usually the pellets are very small and fall in a localised area. “Some clouds can build until they are very high in the atmosphere. At certain altitudes, the cold will cause the water droplets to freeze and form ice. “When it rains, the pellets fall down too fast to melt, causing hailstones,” Saw said.
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