Springfield's Worst Hail Storm, Emu Adam's Tragic Death

0:00It's April 29th. This is Canada News Today, Powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. A Monster Hale Storm slam Springfield, Missouri on Tuesday, dropping ice balls up to 4.75 inches wide. It wrecked hundreds of cars, shattered windshields, knocked out power for thousands, and even damaged some planes. One tragic hit killed a 21-year-old Imu named Adam at Dickerson Park Zoo, while a 17-year-old Rhea named Oscar got banged up, but is. Recovery with pain meds. This was a supercell thunderstorm, packing crazy wind shear and energy, letting those hailstones grow huge aloft. Meteorologists call it Springfield's worst ever, though the state record stays at 6 inches from 2004 near Maryville. Severe weather has been hammering the south and Midwest to spring, and folks saw it coming from radar showing massive hail build-up. Feathers like Eric Gockel pulled over on the highway, watching glass explode around them, but he walked away unscathed in feeling blessed.

1:01At the airport, dozens of flights got delayed or canceled, with passengers bust over a hundred miles to Bentonville, Arkansas. Staff slapped 300-400 tarps on damaged rental cars to protect them. Emergency managers got calls to 911 from a few injured by flying glass, but vehicle damage stole the show, thin golf ball dents everywhere. Bulls pizza business trucks, food truck, and his teen daughter's new car all took hits, plus his home gutters got obliterated. Now insurance claims are piling up as crews check roofs and repairs kick off, proving the storm finally matched those urgent warnings, Gockel usually, shrugs off from his porch. Spring storms hit hard here, but Springfield's bouncing back.