Golf ball-sized hail pummeled parts of Florida earlier this week, in a rare weather event for the Sunshine State.br br Many shared videos of the downpour on social media and one Twitter user recorded hail balls smashing down outside his home, striking a car parked close to his door.br br The footage was shot in the city of Melbourne, Florida.br br Elsewhere in the state, a resident used a ruler to measure the deep hail buildup on the ground in Palm Bay, with Fox13’s chief meteorologist Paul Dellegatto sharing the photo.