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Hudson Man Left Puzzled After Bowling Ball-Sized Piece Of Ice Falls Into His Home

"I got up, looked out the window, 'I got to get out there.'" Piche said. "It sounded like something blew up – like, major blow up."

(WCCO)

July 9, 2025

Lonny Piche was nearly half asleep as he relaxed in his Hudson, Wisconsin, home Monday. It was nearing dinnertime on a textbook, blue-sky summer evening. It was a perfect night – until an explosive sound jolted Piche awake.

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"I got up, looked out the window, I thought, 'I got to get out there.'" Piche said. "It sounded like something blew up – like, major blow up."

Piche frantically paced to a barn near his home – the source of the noise. While he expected to see flames, he was left scratching his head at the lack of a scene. Then, he looked up.

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The force of the ice falling was enough to go through multiple layers of Lonny Piche's metal roof/Lonny Piche/CBS Minnesota

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