Large hail pounds car in north Phoenix

And tonight, people here in the valley in North Phoenix, they're still cleaning up from yesterday's hailstorm. And a mother and daughter caught in the middle of it captured the terrifying moments hailstones were pounding the windshield of their car. Fox 10's Jacob Luthi spoke with them tonight. He joins us live now with more. Jacob. Yeah, and you look, not just them, right? A lot of people throughout North Phoenix here, you just see a lot of damage. You see the cracked windshields, you see the dented cars, and you see this. homes with windows boarded up because of how strong the hail hit these homes and we spoke to some residents who say this storm was one like they'd never seen before. Santa Velasquez and her daughter Alessandra had just returned from a doctor's appointment Wednesday. I noticed the big old lump of ice on the floor. They were waiting for the rain to pass before heading inside when the storm took a turn. Both Santa and Alessandra could be heard screaming as golf ball-sized hail pounded their car, denting the body and cracking the windshield. And every time it hit, it just cracked, just cracked really bad. At times, they feared the glass would shatter. As I thought it was going to fall down too, I put my legs up and I was like a little scared, but yeah, it was definitely scary seeing it just crack all over and over each time it hit and just hearing all the thumps. Across North Phoenix Thursday, the damage was widespread. All of a sudden, I'm just hearing, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. I thought Jesus was, like, throwing baseballs at us. Richard Stevenson's car was also pummeled by the hail, and like his neighbors, he's now dealing with the damage. Shattered windows, dented cars, and days of repairs ahead. I thought windows were going to break. I'm thinking the ceiling was going to fall in. It was crazy. I ain't never experienced nothing like it. Sansa says she's grateful they weren't driving when the hail hit. Repairs lie ahead, but her biggest relief, she and her daughter are safe this is material like my mom says you know every negative comes with the positive so i know there's a positive i just don't know what it is yet but there is a positive with these storms also comes some scams as well if you're looking to get your car repaired or your house repaired to the Arizona Register of contractors as to seek referrals from neighbors or trusted friends. Make sure that you're also getting several estimates and also making sure to be extra careful to check the license of the person that will be coming out and repairing. And the good news for Santa, she tells me that this morning she was able to get her windshield replaced. Reporting live in Phoenix tonight, Jacob Luthi, Fox 10 News.