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At the time the largest hailstone ever found in the U.S., measuring 5.7 in (140 mm) diameter, 17.5 in (440 mm) circumference, and 1.67 lb (760 g). 30 July 1979 Fort Collins, Colorado, US A violent forty-minute hailstorm bombed Fort Collins, CO, with hail up to grapefruit size. Two thousand homes and 2500 automobiles were severely damaged, and ...
A hailstone that fell in Vivian, South Dakota, on July 23, 2010, holds the United States record for the largest size with a diameter of 8 inches and the heaviest weight at 1.94 pounds. Show ...
Vivian holds the world record for largest measured hailstone. On July 23, 2010, a hailstone measuring 8 inches (200 mm) in diameter, 18.62 inches (473 mm) in circumference, and 1.93 pounds (0.88 kg) in weight, fell during a severe storm that hit the town. [10] This broke the record held by a hailstone that fell in Aurora, Nebraska, in 2003. [11]
Hail is classified by diameter, from pea size, one-quarter of an inch across, to softball size, 4 inches across. One hailstone that fell in Texas on April 28, 2021, set a new state record at 6.4 ...
So far, the world-record hailstone was found in Bangladesh in 1986, weighing in at just over 2 pounds. ... “We are still trying to understand the environments and how they control hail size and ...
Greatest average hail precipitation: Kericho, Kenya experiences hailstorms, on average, 50 days annually. Kericho is close to the equator and the elevation of 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) contributes to it being a hot spot for hail. [47] Kericho reached the world record for 132 days of hail in one year. [48]
The heaviest hail stone on record in the United States had a reported diameter of 11 inches (27.94 centimeters) and weighed nearly 2 pounds (907 grams). It was discovered near Vivian, South Dakota ...
The estimated size of the hail that struck the county was the third largest in Arizona history, and its estimated cost reached $2.7 billion in insured damages, the costliest weather disaster on record in the state. [38] The stalled cold-core low produced heavy rainfall across the broader Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California region.