Hamilton County - Storms raced through northern Marion County and most of Hamilton County Tuesday, leaving behind some costly damage.
Car windows were smashed, nursery stock was damaged and airplanes were left dented by hail stones, sometimes as large as baseballs. Just about anything left in the open that could break was broken.
The storm sent customers and employees of Allisonville Nursery running for cover.
"We all headed for the basement. While we were in the basement, we could hear things crashing upstairs and glass breaking and we knew it was bad," said Sally Withwein.
"I have never seen anything like this ever. This kind of hail is a once in a lifetime, because the size of this hail and it came down for a long time, it didn't just last for a few seconds, it went on for, I'd say, a good 3-4 minutes at least, continuously pummeling us," said Jeff Goodgate, the nursery's owner.
The heaviest hit area for homeowners was near 116th and Allisonville Road. The homes in Fishers WildWood Estates sustained some of the worst damage.
"It was just pitch black," said Kelli Syzmanski of Fishers, describing the moments right before the storm hit.
"In less than 60 seconds, 'Boom!' It sounded like we were being hit by baseballs from everywhere. From the sky, everywhere," added another woman.
Those sounds came from hail. Some pieces were the size of baseballs. Ten minutes after the worst of it hit, some Fishers homeowners had the damage to show for it.
"This window got busted out up here and there's a hole in the siding right next to the window. And there's another couple of holes around here," said homeowner Chris Neal.
"Came out and glass all over the inside of the house and out here," added Kelli Szymanski.
The clean-up was already underway not even an hour after it was over. Even as the storm passed and blue skies returned, several big pieces of hail still remained on the ground.
"This was just in a small area we just scooped it up," said Donna Batten holding a pile of hail she had stored in her freezer. Batten said she was saving it to show the insurance company when they came out to look at the damage to her car the next day.
The back window was shattered.
"It just went through. Sounded like I'd been hit by another car," explained Batten.
Batten's leg was also bruised from being hit by hail.
'It's a knot. It hurts. Not too bad," said Batten. "I think I better get the car in so I don't have to replace the windshield."
People considered themselves forewarned that a second go around could get ugly too. Fishers residents with damaged homes said they would continue their clean up Wednesday and wait for visits from their insurance adjustors.
