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$572 million. Golfball-, baseball-, and softball-sized hail damaged roofs, cars, patio furniture, skylights, and windows in the area's worst and most widespread hailstorm in 30 years (McHenry, Lake, northern Kane, northern Cook County). Around 100,000 homes lost power. Hail was 3 in (76 mm) deep in many areas.
It is known to be one of the worst areas in the world for damaging hail produced by thunderstorms. [1] These are regarded as loose boundaries. While this area is common for damaging hailstorms, the reality is damaging hailstorms occur over much of central and southern Alberta every summer.
The derecho was notable for several reasons, as it was the first to hit the New York metropolitan area in several years, and it dropped large, life-threatening hail in areas that normally don't see hail at all. 2018 Southeastern Derecho: June 28, 2018: Formed in central Tennessee, traveled through the entire state of Alabama to the Gulf coast.
It started with a report of baseball-size hail in far west Fort Worth. Fifteen minutes later, about 7:15 on the evening of May 5, 1995, thousands of revelers at the annual Mayfest family festival ...
The worst hailstorm in British history is the 1697 Hertfordshire hailstorm. The longest tracked hailstorm ever documented in the UK was the 22 September 1935 storm which travelled from Newport, Gwent to Mundesley, Norfolk - a total distance of 335 km (208 mi).
Five years ago, Colorado experienced an enormously powerful hailstorm that left the Denver area with over $2 billion in damage. Leading up to the disaster, Denver was coming off record-breaking ...
The blizzard was the worst in Ohio history; 51 people died as a result of the storm. Over 5,000 members of the Ohio National Guard were called in to make numerous rescues. Police asked citizens with four-wheel-drive vehicles or snowmobiles to transport doctors and nurses to the hospital.
The hailstorm was at the time the costliest non-tornadic severe thunderstorm in U.S. history. [2] Total economic damage was near $2 billion, [2] eclipsing the $500 million damage toll set by the previous costliest hailstorm. [4] The Insurance Council of Texas assessed that insured losses inflicted by the storm amounted to $1.1 billion. [7]