That’s when tennis-ball sized hail and heavy winds bombarded the Republican River Valley town of fewer than 1,000 people.
By late July, roofing crews could still be seen throughout the town, working through triple digit temperatures to repair damage that was sustained several months ago.
Ava Goosic is one of many Franklin residents who lost most of her property in the hail storm.
She said her siding, roof, gutters, egress window covers, mailbox and garage door were totaled in the storm.
“I think it's a shock for everyone because no one really expected it to hit like that,” Goosic said. “I've never seen a hailstorm like that for my whole life.”
Goosic said she’s unable to get a roofing appointment for her house until the end of September, but she’s confident the town will eventually return to normal.
The 2.5 inch hailstones caused plenty of damage to Franklin’s buildings, but when severe hail strikes the fields outside of town, it destroys an asset no repair crew could possibly fix — farmers’ crops.
Source: nebraskapublicmedia.org
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