Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco, in southwestern Mexico, experienced a freak hailstorm early Sunday.

In some neighborhoods, roads were blanketed with up to 5 feet of ice.

Dozens of vehicles were swept away, and homes were damaged. But there have been no reports of injuries or deaths.

Enrique Alfaro Ramirez, the governor of Jalisco, tweeted that these were "scenes that I had never seen before," adding, "We asked ourselves if climate change exists."

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A freak hailstorm blanketed large parts of Guadalajara on Sunday, coating the southwestern Mexican city's roads with up to 5 feet of ice.

The city had been experiencing temperatures of about 31 degrees Celsius (88 degrees Fahrenheit) in the days before the unexpected storm.

Dozens of vehicles were swept away, and cars and trucks were submerged. There were also reports of damage to homes and businesses.

There have been no reports of injuries or deaths, though there were two reports of people showing signs of hypothermia, according to Agence France-Presse.

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