What’s the point of an outdoor car cover if it can’t protect your vehicle from all of the elements? For much of the US, that means not just wind, rain, and snow, it means the likelihood of hail.

St. Louis is no stranger to giant hail. Here's what those without covered parking can do to prevent car damage.

There are several steps you can take to protect your car during Wednesday night’s storm.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The crazy hail storm Sunday night in the Triad had WFMY News 2 Meteorologist Tim Buckley posting video and pictures showing the spikey hail bombs, measuring bigger than an inch.

If you’re not sure what to do in these conditions, that's understandable: This type of weather is very rare here.

This extra padding is what makes a hail-proof car cover. Other covers are thinner, offering little or no padded protection. The better job the cover does of protecting from hail, the bulkier it likely ...