Workers in Phoenix’s Metrocenter area walked outside after a storm to find shattered car windows and dented metal. Nearly every car in one parking lot was damaged, according to FOX 10’s on-scene report. One car had holes from the hail.
The storm hit on Oct. 21, 2026, battering the area around Peoria and 31st Avenues. A tree had been uprooted in the parking lot, where piles of hail remained for hours.
One worker watched the storm from the fourth floor of her workplace, describing hail, wind, and a view outside that was “just black.” When she got a closer look at her car, she found more damage than she expected. “A nightmare. My poor baby is demolished. I’m hoping insurance will take care of this,” she said…