What is interesting about being from California and then traveling to other parts of the country, is to see the damage caused by natural events and storms that we seldom experience in the Golden State.
We all see news reports about Oklahoma and Texas being pounded by golfball size hail. We can't imagine that hail can pile up like a "snow bank" or that it can be so heavy that it will take hours to melt.
When we travel to other regions of the country on storm team duty we meet a lot of interesting people and gain an appreciation for the weather challenges they face.