‘African snow’: Reactions as ice rains in Jos
Andrew Walker
Updated on April 07, 2026
A Twitter user, @EfeJoshua4, has shared a video of a hailstorm that reportedly happened today in Jos, the Plateau state capital.
Established in the year 1915 as a tin transport site, Jos, the capital of Plateau state, is a place in Nigeria known for its unusual weather. It is located in the northern part of Nigeria, has a population of about 1,000,000 and is one of Nigeria’s urban cities.
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In the video shared, the atmosphere was very cloudy and rooftops were pelted with hailstones as well as rain falling from the sky.
Many reacted to the video with hilarious comments about the strange weather.
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See the tweet below
Raining ice in Jos today
First phyna courier David Adeleke speedy opay
— dickson (@EfeJoshua4) April 28, 2023
See reactions below:
@leeeymarrrrh: “Jos thing Dey always Dey worst ahbeg”
@sharry_starrs: “The hailstone dey vex, na to Sha carry my enemy put on top that roof”
@emmanuel.ofie: “If this happens in Ikoyi half of all the houses will collapse”
@portablelisa: “This one fit wound person o. See force na”
@precious.emma5: “Na snow we dey wait for 😂😂”
@callme.nenemelumadu: “If na me dey Jos, I don upload chilling with Hailstone in America 😢”
@tis.enni: “Headache go nearly finish people with zinc roof😭”
@em.1life: “Wahala for who build glass house in Jos”
@chu6x: “That’s a serious Hailstorm there…… na this type they damage car.”