Egg-sized hailstones smashed cars in Yiwu City in eastern China's Zhejiang Province on March 25.

Massive hailstones pelted down, causing significant damage to vehicles on the roads. Windshields of many cars were shattered, and the bodies were pockmarked with dense dents.

According to reports, as of 21:50 on March 25, the Yiwu branch of People's Insurance Company of China had received 9,022 claims for vehicle insurance due to hail damage, 12 claims for enterprise property insurance, and 100 claims for household property insurance and rural property insurance. It is estimated that the insurance industry's payout for this hailstorm disaster in Yiwu will exceed 100 million yuan (£11,000,000).

Local meteorological authorities explained that the temperatures in central and southern Zhejiang Province hovered around 30 degrees Celsius in the afternoon, unusually warm for this time of year. With ample atmospheric energy, severe convective weather was intensified, resulting in the violent hailstorm.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

3月25日，浙江义乌。受强对流云团影响出现雷暴大风、冰雹等强对流天气。鸡蛋大小的冰雹突然来袭，路上行驶的车辆遭到重创，多辆汽车的挡风玻璃均被砸烂，车身被砸出密密麻麻的凹坑。
据了解，截至当晚21：50，人保财险义乌支公司接到冰雹灾害类车险报案9022件，企财险12件，家财险、农房险100件，预估本次义乌冰雹灾害保险行业赔付金额将超过1亿元。
据当地气象部门介绍，25日，浙江中部和南部地区午后气温都在30℃附近，为同期少见的暖，大气能量非常充足，因此对流天气十分猛烈，导致出现猛烈冰雹天气。