MASSIVE hail stones have been reported falling in the town.
Twitter users from Basingstoke have shared images of hailstones reaching up to 2.6cm in diameter.
Gazette reader Paul Jay shared this video of giant hail falling yesterday.
Basingstoke Town FC captain Simon Dunn tweeted: "Hailrocks"
Hailrocks 😧😧😧 #Basingstoke pic.twitter.com/HnkO3l6n0O
— Simon Dunn (@sdunn992) May 9, 2023
Gary Livingstone posted a picture, captioned "Ouch!"
Ouch!!#BASINGSTOKE #hail #weather pic.twitter.com/9fvR48kBNd
— Gary Livingstone (@GaryLivingstone) May 9, 2023
R J Robinson posted a photo of a selection of hailstones.
It was captioned "Biggest hailstones I've ever seen."
Biggest #hail I’ve seen in the UK just passed through #Basingstoke pic.twitter.com/x54wul51Nh
— R.J. Robertson (@RJRobertson1980) May 9, 2023
One Gazette reader shared these images 
Another reader shared photos of the boulders of ice that fell into their garden
We received this image from another Gazette reader
Did you encounter any large hailstones?
We'd love to see, your photos.
Send them to newsdesk@basingstokegazette.co.uk
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