Hail storm with the majority of stones the size of hen?s eggs.- some measured 2.5 to 3 inches in diameter. Windows all over the city were smashed and several zinc and galvanised roofs were perforated. Some of the stones were very irregular in form and of distinct crystalline structure., while others were rounded and much the shape of a Flat China peach. All were alike in that the centres were composed of white opaque ice while the outsides were clear and translucent.