It is very normal. I shcooled in jos and in all my 6years i spent there, i experienced hail storms evry year. Infact, it will shatter windscreens of cars, glass windows and even people sustain deep head and body injuries.

We use to even gather them and drink it in form of chilled water when it dissolved and used the chilled water to drink gari or mix jolly juice.

Its a normal phenomenon. It occurs mostly where there are rocks

See these ajebutter people o, is it not the same "yinyin" we picked and melted in our mouths anytime it rained when we were growing up?

heheheh @ ajebutta

Tingles: See these ajebutter people o, is it not the same "yinyin" we picked and melted in our mouths anytime it rained when we were growing up?

Dynamiq: @Poster, please I want to ask: those things in the picture; are they really the things falling down from the sky in Abeokuta

yep.some women were even using them to ice their drinks

What the OP said is true. My broda told me same thing yesterday and he was obviously surprised as he hasn't experienced such thing b4, but I kinda find it amusing cos he sound excited about it. Been telling he should go to Europe to experience d snow. Anyway, I av experienced hailstorm years back while on my way back from uni.

Experienced this before, once in lagos, about four times in ilorin kwara state. aint no biggie

Heaven is throwing stones at us for crimes against humanity . And also giving us ice blocks to preserve our foods because of light problems

It happens almost every time it rains in jos,there is really nothing to it. For every 5 times it rains be sure of hailstorm at least once. On my way to jos from abuja on sunday I had to park my car due to zero visibility caused by hailstorm in Riyom town where every rainfall turns to hailstorm. Its a big deal only for people living in the hotter regions

I wish i was there 2 witness.

omega25red: thats not true it hails in jos. i have seen it with my own eyes

100% undiluted truth!

Ileke-IdI:
Any Ekitis in the house who had experienced this in Ekiti? I did!!
It was fun! I used to stcik out my tongue to catch those icicles.

yes o am from ekiti and have witnessed it

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There was indeed a storm in Abeokuta yesterday.

Nice

Hail storm is not uncommon....ask the northerners, with high rocky landscape....happens often.

But the ones in ur pix are huge!!

Ive witnessed it in abuja dou.

Hilarious every little thing that happens now is a reason for us to come to conclusion.if it is not end time it Illuminati... Nawao

e-herbal:
yep.some women were even using them to ice their drinks

hahahahahahahahahaha
trust naija,we no dey slack to use any given oppurtunity

This is a normal occurence in Nigeria only that instead of it being seasonal, its widely spaced.

My mother told me about the day hail fell in Port-Harcourt way back in the late 70's/very early 80's. I thought she was lying, but I guess not.

It might be designated sign of visitation of Abeokuta's sins by God.over its risual sin

e-herbal:
I'm presently driving somewhere around kuto, in abeokuta and there's massive hail storm here.It's so strong,it's got people leaving their cars for shelter.To give you an idea.it's like having gravel poured on the roof of your vehicle from a four storey building.this is the second time I'm witnessing this anomaly.the first being around 1981 In Festac as a kid.Is this phenomenon normal,or a sign of the end time as predicted.2012

The gods must be funny in Abeokuta

@Nebeuwa... Thank you for that meteorologically insightful explanation. Am happy to have identified with a meteorologically interested mind like you. The phenomenon of Hail storm occurence within the tropics is quite possible but rare due to the effect of the high atmospheric temperature which tends to reduce the icing condition of water molecules during condensation. Just like Nebeuwa said, the dominant cloud of the said location as at the time of the hail storm must have been a super-cooled ice cloud. No need to panic!

I must also clear the misconception as exhibited by most contributors. There is a meteorological difference between HAIL STONE/STORM and ICE PELETS. This difference is due to size. Hail stones are relatively bigger in diameter than ice pelets. The picture of the OP depicts hail stones and not ice pelets as some might think. One even made mention of sticking out his tongue! My God, do you want to have face reconstructive surgery? Hail storms are quite destructive unlike ice pelets.

i dont believe this lie. these things can not be ice. they look like something used for sacrifice.

It's a normal thing. it's even common in jos during raining season. there's nothing to be afraid of. People in Jos Plateau state are used to it. I've also witnessd it severally myself while in Jos. So, is a normal thing.

donigspain: I must also clear the misconception as exhibited by most contributors. There is a meteorological difference between HAIL STONE/STORM and ICE PELETS. This difference is due to size. Hail stones are relatively bigger in diameter than ice pelets. The picture of the OP depicts hail stones and not ice pelets as some might think. One even made mention of sticking out his tongue! My God, do you want to have face reconstructive surgery? Hail storms are quite destructive unlike ice pelets.

Dont mind her. . Her name is Ileke Idi. . . Shes from Ekiti State so she is a born liar. . Thats how the other day, she said her family in Ekiti State are very rich. .

End time. Is it?
Them you guys must be lucky since God used fire to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah.

jason2010: OP are you sure that was in Abeokuta? Tennis ball hail stones in Abeokuta? You do realize that hail stones are ice? For which kind weather (over 90 degree farenheit) in Abeokuta is hail stones (again ice) gonna form? Abeg stop.

guy, i jst arrived from abeokuta today. It was real. And very fearful too cos it was heavy, not common and unexpected

I've experienced hailstones in Abuja twice but not this size!

Happened in Abuja a few months ago, so no big deal.

It usually occurs when the temperature in the atmosphere becomes so cold that the rain drops actually freeze. If you live in mountainous areas like Jos, it is a fairly regular occurrence. A lot of comments here show that people do not know their Geography.

It seems it doesn't hail in the east or what?

I remember experiencing it as a kid in Abuja.

doublecross: i dont believe this lie. these things can not be ice. they look like something used for sacrifice.

E be like say you need glasses o,has anyone told you so before?#justasking#

Its