Ethiopian Rain and Hail

I am in Jimma, a rural town in Ethiopia. You will see horse drawn carriages, dirt roads, and loads on peoples backs it houses the second largest university in the country. That is where I am teaching right now. Last night while I was having dinner I noticed the clouds looked ominous. Suddenly a storm, but not just a rain storm which is normal for this time of year (June), there was hail on the tin roof. Loud isn't the word for it. Everyone started running and then once again after the clean up - no electricity. I got the generator going this morning to send this off. (There is electricity every other day here so I would have had to use the generator today anyway.)

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Entertainment

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• ethiopia
• jimma
• rain
• hail
• storm

[lamrof]

Hail is common. Probably not a daily occurrence but it does hail throughout the highlands. 15-20 days of the Kiremt season holds hail days in Adisaba. Some days roads turn white like it snowed.

[FettermanAssociates]

Hi again. I met many people who had heard of hail storms but very few could remember one in the community I was staying in that's for sure - as you can tell from the way folks started jumping out of their chairs as soon as the hail started coming down on the tin roofs in our outdoor restaurant. It added a little more excitement to the evening that's for sure. See you for now.

[FettermanAssociates]

No. I was working there for UNICEF. Great country, wonderful people.

[lamrof]

Real unusual? you dumb ass, it rains like mad in Ethiopia.

[FettermanAssociates]

Hi. I am aware of the rain (and the mud) - trust me. The unusual part was the hail - not the rain. The sound on the tin roofs had everyone running for cover. No one thought it was an everyday occurrence. Thanks for taking the time to comment on what we all found to be an exciting experience - one we were able to laugh about after it was over. Take care.

[lamrof]

Were you visiting?