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    Default Wow! It SNOWED in Africa

    Well, not exactly snow, but they did get a hailstorm!

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080903/..._kenya_weather

    "A huge hailstorm turned parts of central Kenya white, thrilling residents most of whom had never experienced such conditions, officials said on Wednesday.

    Hailstorms are usual in some parts of Kenya, which straddles the equator, but the ferocity of the storm in Busara, 255 km (158 miles) northwest of the capital was unprecedented.

    Excited villagers pelted each other with snowballs while some ate pieces of the icy sheet that formed over an entire hillside....."







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    Default Re: Wow! It SNOWED in Africa

    That is SO fucking COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I can only imagine how excited they were to see real snow, ya know?
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    Default Re: Wow! It SNOWED in Africa

    Haha, thats awesome. Snow in Africa!! I bet they got a kick out of that. I can't wait for snow this winter!!!!!!!!

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    Mt. Kilimanjaro is in Kenya and has snow on it year-round, right? It's not THAT inconceivable for an area with some altitude (I'm going by "hillside" in the blurb) to get some hail every now and then.

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    Default Re: Wow! It SNOWED in Africa

    ^Tanzania no? Yeah parts of Africa regularly get snow, but yeah it does sound funny.


    Reminds me of that Live Aid charity single that goes "and there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time.." um there might be

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    Oops, you're right, it is Tanzania. I fail Geography Bee.

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    ^^I'm just a nerd

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    Default Re: Wow! It SNOWED in Africa

    Quote Originally Posted by Kabukicho View Post
    "and there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time.."

    haha this is exactly what i thought of when i heard about the snow.

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    Default Re: Wow! It SNOWED in Africa

    It hails in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and other middle eastern countries too.

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    Default Re: Wow! It SNOWED in Africa

    Aww, good for them. I work to get away from it and they're EATING it!! That's so cute. I wonder if I could get away with that in Central Park?
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    lol, I was thinking the same thing as others have mentioned, dont all continents get snow?
    Pretty cool for the Kenyans though :-)

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    Default Re: Wow! It SNOWED in Africa

    Quote Originally Posted by MsQwerty View Post
    lol, I was thinking the same thing as others have mentioned, dont all continents get snow?
    Pretty cool for the Kenyans though :-)
    Usually the only time they see snow is on the peak of Mt Kenya. This was so weird that it happened in the valley with high temps outside.
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    Default Re: Wow! It SNOWED in Africa

    Quote Originally Posted by kitana View Post
    This was so weird that it happened in the valley with high temps outside.
    Its hailed here in summer when it was hot as hell outside...so I can totally see it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kitana View Post
    Usually the only time they see snow is on the peak of Mt Kenya. This was so weird that it happened in the valley with high temps outside.
    That part is amazing yes, however the thread title isnt :-)
    (no offence meant to CK)

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