SEE IT: Freak hailstorm buries Mexican city Guadalajara in 7 feet of slush

Summer hailstorms are routine in parts of Mexico, especially Mexico City, the country’s capital. But what happened Sunday in Guadalajara, the country’s second-largest metropolis and capital of the state of Jalisco was beyond the pale.

An estimated 7 feet of hail inundated the 5-million population...