Roadguy had never been this close to an actual rainbow before (not counting the homemade, lawn-sprinkler kind). He’d always expected pots of gold and leprechauns, but no — there it was, a pickup truck parallel-parked and waiting out Saturday’s hailstorm. I don’t think the driver was feeling terribly lucky, but, compared to others in the metro area, he was — in this particular location, the hail went on for about 10 minutes but never got big enough to cause vehicle damage. Pedestrians and bicyclists dashed for shelter, and there was a rush of cars entering the nearest parking ramp. Traffic cameras on TV showed cars bunched up under overpasses to escape the damage, and they blocked freeways in the process. (Short Strib news story about Saturday’s storms is here, a story about hail is here.)

If you’ve got a tale of hail or high water on the road, links we should check out, or other thoughts, please share below. And keep an eye on the forecast — a stormy week is expected.

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