Hail blanketed downtown Santa Barbara Wednesday night, and many Santa Babarans woke up to ice outside their homes Thursday morning. In this gallery, we gather photos from our staff and the community of this unusual meteorological occurrence in our sunny beachside town.
Photo Gallery: Santa Barbara Hit with Hail
Photos from our staff and the community capture the meteorological anomaly in our usually sunny beachside town.
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Photo: Tyler Tomblin

Photo: Gabriel Vicente (Instagram: @gaaaaaaaabo)

Hail blanketed downtown Santa Barbara overnight, formed a crust of ice on surfaces, including the lawns at the county courthouse.
Photo: Alexandra Mauceri

Photo: Ava Talehakimi

Photo: Emily Cosentino Lee

Photo: Caitlin Fitch

Photo: Samantha Silverman

Photo: Terry Ortega

Photo: Terry Ortega

Photo: Terry Ortega