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A severe thunderstorm hit the Tokyo metropolitan area on Thursday.
The thunderstorm began at around 3:00 pm.
The city's residents experienced serious inconvenience due to the weather conditions.
The thunderstorm was accompanied by heavy rain and hail.
The hailstones reached five centimeters in size.
The wind gusts reached 90 km/h.
The city of Hachioji suffered the most from the bad weather.
Dense hail covered the roofs of houses and cars.
The streets and courtyards turned white.
Residents sought safe places and hid from hail and lightning.
Hachioji is a city located in the Tokyo metropolitan area in the Kanto region, 40 km from the center of Greater Tokyo.
The population is 580,000.