35 Funny Ways People Took Weather Preparations To The Next Level

When it comes to weather preparations, some people take it to a whole new level of funny. Whether it’s bungee cording pool floaties to their cars or grabbing a mitt to catch that baseball-sized hail, you can’t help but admire their creativity—even if it’s a bad idea.

These hilarious attempts show that when bad weather hits, a sense of humor might just be the best preparation of all.


1. “Pool Noodle Hail Protection”

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2. “A Bike For Rainy Weather”

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3. “My Mom Has 5 Sets Of China (Don’t Ask) And Put Them In Her Pool Prior To Being Evacuated From Fires In Northern California. The Dishware Survived”

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4. “Hail Protection For Starlink Disk”

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6. “Courier’s Hail Prevention”

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7. “Possibly There’s No Better Way To Use Your Inflatable Mattress”

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8. “Preparing For Hurricane Dorian In Hialeah”

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9. “Building Some Shade Cloth-Covered Protectors For My Plants This Year, As I Don’t Want A Repeat Of Last Year’s Hail Damage”

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10. “A Jeep Owner In Dallas Covered Their Wrangler With Air Mattresses Before A Hail Storm”

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11. “When There’s Baseball-Sized Hail And You Park Outside”

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12. “Hailstorm Was Expected In Istanbul. We Got A Cute Cat Instead”

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13. “Fun Way To Protect Your Car”

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14. “No Carport No Problem Filled Garbage Bags With Leaves And Rolled Them Up In The Windows To Keep Them In Place”

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15. “It’s That Time Of The Year! Portable Shade Cloth Up”

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16. “Hail Prepping”

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17. “Trash Bags Filled With Water”

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18. “A Hailstorm Ripped Through This Tropical Fruit Farm On The Sunshine Coast Late Yesterday Afternoon”

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19. “Hailstorm Expected In Istanbul”

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20. “My Neighbor Has A Big Inflatable Thing To Protect His Car From Hail”

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21. “Hail Protector On And I’m Ready For Tonight”

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22. “My Neighbor’s Hail Deterrent”

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24. “Excuse The Mulch, There Was An Incoming Hail Storm A While Back”

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25. “Buckle Up, A Hurricane Is Coming”

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26. “A Secret Technique To Protect Your Car Against Flooding”

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27. “Hurricane Prep”

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28. “Well, That’s One Way To Protect Your Home From Floods”

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29. “Preparing For The Hailstorm Tonight”

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30. “Approaching Hail Storm. Can’t Fit 2 Cars In A One-Car Garage”

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31. “The Hurricane Chicken Hotel Is Ready For Business”

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32. “Prepared And Ready For The Hurricane Season”

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33. “Prepping For Tropical Storm Colin: Placed The Chairs At The Bottom Of The Pool”

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34. “Another Hailstorm Hit Us Yesterday. I Was Grateful For The Hail Protection Netting”

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35. “I See Your Noodle Hail Protection And Raise You… I Don’t Even Know”

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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.