Residents of a village in central Kenya were shocked to see a blanket of hail resembling snow covering their land. The Meteorological Department dismissed claims that the area had experienced snowfall, saying it was just hail which did not melt because of cold weather. The storm caused widespread damage to food crops, grazing fields and greenhouses at a nearby flower farm.

The hail covered 100 acres (40ha) of land and was at least four inches deep, NTV station reported. A local journalist, James Kariuki, said at least 50 acres (20ha) of maize and 10 greenhouses at a flower farm were damaged by the storm. Many of the villagers said they had never witnessed such an occurrence.