Foreigner is surprised to see hail for the first time in Mexico: “I had never seen it before”

A woman of Peruvian origin shared her first experience observing hail in Mexico City, after moving to the capital a couple of months ago. In the video, the young woman explained that she had not had the opportunity to witness this phenomenon before.

It was through the social network TikTok that the young woman shared the moment in which she observed hail for the first time. According to Faba, a Peruvian woman who moved to Mexico, she had not been able to witness this phenomenon in her country.

“Okay, this is a first time in Mexico. Hail, brothers, and we are in August and it is summer,” she commented in the video.

While Faba shares with emotion that this is the first time she has witnessed this natural phenomenon, she can see through her window the small frozen drops of water that fall non-stop. In addition, the woman commented that due to the time of year it is one of the strangest things she has witnessed, since it should not happen in summer.

“This is one of the things I don’t understand (…) What madness, I don’t think I’ve ever seen hail, not even in Cusco,” she said.

Cusco is a city located in the southeast of Peru that was the capital of the Inca Empire. It is known for its mix of Inca and Spanish colonial architecture, with cobblestone streets and historic buildings. Nearby attractions include Machu Picchu and Sacsayhuamán. In addition, it is a tourist destination that offers a wide cultural scene and rich Andean cuisine, attracting millions of visitors annually.

After her obvious excitement at witnessing hail falling in the capital for the first time, Faba commented that her dog was scared by the intense noise. In addition, she explained that given the changing weather in Mexico City, she has discovered that she must take advantage of the hours when it is warmer to take her pet for a walk.

“I already read the weather. Suddenly the sun comes out a lot and that’s where I have to take my dogs out, but I was working and I said, well, five more minutes… yes, five more minutes, hailing,” said the woman.

Faced with the fact, Faba was disconcerted by not having any idea of ​​what she would do to take her pets out, as she was hoping to have free time so they could go out to do their business.

The foreigner assured that it is not a suitable time of year for it to hail in Mexico City, so her astonishment was even greater. Credit: TikTok/@thefabashow
For their part, users of the social network TikTok did not hesitate to share their opinions regarding the foreign woman’s first experience in Mexico, among which were the doubts about whether hail is a phenomenon that does not happen in all countries.

“I thought it could hail all over the world”; “In summer it always rains, it’s our rainy season”; “Mexico is a surreal country”; “I see that it doesn’t hail everywhere”; “Hail is always in summer”; “In Mexico City it rains from April to September, but in July and August it rains almost every day”; “Magical Mexico”; “The city of four seasons in one day”; “Doesn’t it hail in other countries?”, among others, were the comments.

How is hail produced?

Hail forms in cumulonimbus clouds during strong ascending air currents, which lift water droplets above the freezing level. These cool and form small ice nuclei that can be repeatedly lifted by the updrafts, collecting more water in each cycle. This water freezes in layers, increasing the size of the hail. When the hailstones become too heavy to be supported by the currents, they fall to the ground. The intensity of the storm and the strength of the currents determine the final size of the hail.

Source: infobae