April 30, 2013
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Monday 5-28-12: Hail Storm At Mount Olympus
I was at a go-kart track with a lot of customers, when the marble-size hail and heavy winds hit us, and quickly yelled for all of the customers to get under the pavilion, as far in the middle as they could, and protect their heads. Especially to shelter the little ones. One father passed his crying little girl over to me so he could climb the fence. I held and comforted her ’til her Dad took her from my arms. The other ride attendants, to their credit, also looked after the guests before themselves.
Soon no voice could be heard above the wind and impact sounds of hail, which penetrated even to where we huddled together. The next five to ten minutes were pretty intense. A very large umbrella such as those pictured above soon ended up thrown like a spear, landing right where some of the customers had been standing in line. Its top and the ribs were jammed into the side of the pavilion, where people had been. Nobody was hurt, thankfully, at least at our track.
Comments (8)
WOW! Glad everybody had the presence of mind to handle things calmly to ensure all would be safe. That must have been one heck of a storm!! All I can say is OUCH to the marble size hail.
I agree, that was the worst storm I’ve ever witnessed first hand. I honestly thought at some point people could end up dead. The attendants at the race car track were very helpful and really acted professionally and caring to the customers. They helped hold our 8 month old baby and my sisters 6 month old baby. Thank you for keeping everyone calm and directing the crowd. Question though, does the park have a security system in which people can be notified on a loud speaker of the situation? It seems as though, it should considering they have things of that nature at golf courses, waterparks etc.
I’m relieved to hear that there was no panic. Did anyone get into the Trojan Horse?
@sheegru - Not sure.
Omg!! That’s scarey!!
@CuddlyKat - It was, but it turned out alright!!!
hey you were in my town
I’ve been caught out in some pretty intense storms, and it can be pretty darn scary! Glad you and everyone else weathered it safely!