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19 Ways UTSA Students Reacted to “Hailmageddon”

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UTSA chapter.
It’s hard to believe that it was just 2 short days ago that UTSA students were facing impending doom in the form of a freak hail storm that took out aproximately 500 wind shields. Miraculously, we all made it out alive and are #survivors. Check out the 19 ways we all reacted to UTSA’s “Hailmageddon.”
  1. When you heard the sudden roars of a thunderstorm:

     

     

  2. When you realized your car was taking a beating outside:

     

     

  3. When you briefly thought about saving your car:

     

     

  4. When your roommate talked about driving to the nearest parking garage in the middle of the hail downpour:

     

     

  5. When you were driving and it started raining golf balls:

     

     

  6. When you realized you had to pull over to avoid the accident you saw in your head:

     

     

  7. When you sat through the storm in your car:

     

     

  8. When you thought about checking your car after the storm:

     

     

  9. When you start to panic but remember you parked in a parking garage and were going to be safe from hail damage:

     

     

  10. When you realized you didn’t have to worry about hail damaging your car because you don’t have one:

     

     

  11. When the power went out and you had an assignment due at midnight:

     

     

  12. When your friends texted you to make sure you weren’t driving:

     

     

  13. When your roommate wouldn’t stop freaking out over the ice:

     

     

  14. When you realized windows windows were broken and there were tiny dents everywhere:

     

  15. When you checked your car and realized it’s not that bad:

     

     

  16. When you accept defeat because it’s just a car afterall:

     

     

  17. When you walked outside to go to class and saw all the tree branches/leaves on the ground:

     

     

  18. When you’ve been through many storms that were worse and don’t understand why people freaked so much:

     

     

  19. When you’re annoyed with all the tweets and posts (including this one) about the storm:

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