"Have you ever seen anything like this as what only can be described as massive mud hail rains down," the post says."This area of America has been getting hammered by various weather modification programmes in recent weeks."
The post shows closely cropped footage of cars getting pelted by rain and what appears to be scraps of bark stripped from the trees surrounding them.But the clip does not show a storm blasting the United States -- nor is it proof of weather modification, whichScreenshot from Facebook taken June 25, 2024
Speaking to AFP via Facebook Messenger on June 25, 2024, Botareanu confirmed he is the author of the video and that it is outdated footage from Zalau.Commenters on Botareanu's original post speculated that the cars -- which are carrying Romanian-style license plates -- were hit by bark, leaves and branches from the trees above.
Asked about the video, a spokesperson for the National Weather Service's Southern Region Headquarters told AFP:"The most recent report of hail in Arkansas was on June 9 and included 1-inch hail, the spokesperson said in a June 25 statement. Before that, farmers in the state's central region faced damaged crops after hail the size of baseballs poured down in May, according tohttps://www.youtube.com/embed/P3gtjkPkKJA