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QUEENSLAND, Australia – An Australian mother caught in a severe storm with her child.
Fiona Simpson was driving northwest of Brisbane in the rural town of Kingaroy with her baby and grandmother when they became trapped in the storm, hailing the size of a tennis ball shattering the vehicle's windows, according to the Courier-Mail.
"We parked at the side of the [road] When the storm got too heavy and the hail blew up our windows, "Simpson wrote on Facebook. "I covered my baby with my body to get rid of getting badly injured. Please, please be careful in this storm season. "
Simpson, who posted photos of the mottled, wrote, "I've learned my lesson, never drive in a hailstorm."
Adam Blazak, forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology, reported the paper to tornado was reported. The supercell storm's devastating winds shredded crops and roofs of buildings, according to news.com.au.
Many farmers in the region were close to harvesting when the storm hit. Teresa Francis told the site that it's all gone, an estimated $ 2 million loss.
"It knocks you down," she said. "I've stopped crying but there's things that can happen. We are still all OK. "
