This Freak Hail Storm in Istanbul Is Hard to Believe — Even After You See It

Image Source: Getty / AFP / Bulent Kilic

Istanbul, Turkey, was inundated by a storm on July 27 that left at least 10 people injured, according to Al Jazeera — and the images and videos truly have to be seen to be believed.

Large hail stones & flash floods hit #Istanbul, underscoring need for cities to build #resilience to #climatechange pic.twitter.com/D7TWn2rNHj

— UN Climate Action (@UNFCCC) July 28, 2017

Hail stones the size of golf balls pelted the city and shattered car windshields, as winds up to 60 miles per hour uprooted trees and heavy rain flooded the streets. Notably, this was the second time in just 10 days that a storm of this magnitude had battered the city. Ahead, see some of the most shocking images from the storm and its aftermath.

Like from a scary movie

A video circulating on social media supposedly from İstanbul during the hail storm. pic.twitter.com/HsYhYeNEwx

— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) July 27, 2017

NEWS Atlasjet A320 radom and windshield seriously damaged by hail at Istanbul https://t.co/4pgFU0VzhR pic.twitter.com/LhhdDC1GpO

— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) July 28, 2017

Hail storm in İstanbul cracked car windows pic.twitter.com/ASiUJeqEIj

— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) July 27, 2017

How was your rush hour? I bet it was nothing compared to mine. Caught in a hail storm. Car is damaged beyond recognition. #Istanbul pic.twitter.com/aaiKMwOD3N

— Cengiz Can (@cengizIO) July 27, 2017