The hail “destroyed all but one hop plant, tore through the leaves on my squash and tobacco and beat down many of my tomato plants.”
I am so sorry that happened. I’m sure you were a basket case as you knew they were being murdered. I would have a fit seeing all that effort and the plants being killed.
We have had storms one after another with threat of hail and high winds and had one last night with small hail. We will have more of that in the days ahead.
Taking my inspiration from you I planted my tomatoes, peppers, and corn in pots. Every afternoon I have been lugging them into the house because of the chance of hail or even worse tornadoes. Unfortunately my zucchini are in raised beds and they are waterlogged. Several developing little zucchinis have gone mushy and have fallen off.
More rain is forecasted for this weekend so the plants are staying put in my living room.