March 02--It was the day that one of Southern California's most famous beaches turned frosty. A layer of hail coated Huntington Beach on Monday morning, transforming Surf City into a bit of a winter wonderland.
The illusion was the result of about an inch of small hail falling on a coastline better known for surfing and sunbathing. The alternative-reality landscape was promptly well documented.
Here's what it looked like from the ground, and don't miss the person surfing on the hail:
An astonishing blanket of hail
Surfer stretches in a blanket if hail in Huntington Beach. @latimesphotos hotos pic.twitter.com/Kx4MHDBk4z
-- Allen Schaben (@alschaben) March 2, 2015
We hope those weren't made by flip-flops
Huntington Beach snow pic.twitter.com/qem0O3bbI1
-- Rail Bird (@RailbirdSports) March 2, 2015
Nope, still the West Coast
#huntingtonbeach
A photo posted by @matonicus on Mar 2, 2015 at 11:34am PST
A gentle layer of snow all over town
Is snowing in Huntington Beach?? AWESOME!!!Pic by Patee Tenorio and Tara Hadley pic.twitter.com/n9EaKSJWVn
-- Alexandre Birds (@ale_birds) March 2, 2015
Street names are right. Palm trees, yes. But something is amiss.
A photo posted by Derek Potter (@potterdrummer) on Mar 2, 2015 at 11:30am PST
Really, someone should be wearing a jacket
A photo posted by @livestrongsb on Mar 2, 2015 at 11:39am PST
No, not a postcard from the East Coast
Hail fell over parts of SoCal on Monday, and lightning triggers warning from @NWS http://t.co/W6OMJVJvOb pic.twitter.com/XeT9GwatQY
-- L.A. Times: L.A. Now (@LANow) March 2, 2015
It's a natural instinct
#huntingtonbeach
A video posted by @oatmealjoe on Mar 2, 2015 at 11:38am PST
And soon, the hail will be just a memory
Meanwhile..... In Huntington Beach #whatTheHail? pic.twitter.com/axOkaiGUcx
-- Petey Knows (@ThePeteEscandon) March 2, 2015
MORE: Read about the weather that caused all this.
