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That is the largest hail recorded in southern California. A severe thunderstorm also struck San Bernardino. [2] 3 September 1970 Coffeyville, Kansas, US 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
But Wednesday’s storms didn’t bring the biggest hailstones ever recorded in the Kansas City area. That honor goes to a storm in September of 2010, which dropped hail measuring up to 5.5 inches ...
The largest hail is believed to have fallen over Offley, which sits to the southwest of Hitchin. The largest measured hail had a circumference of 343 mm (13.5 in), however anecdotal reports suggest hailstones may have reached as large as 445 mm (17.5 in), which would make these hailstones among some of the largest to have ever been documented.
Hail up to 4.5 in (11.5 cm) in diameter fell across Parker and Tarrant counties, producing hail drifts as deep as 3 ft (0.91 m) and damaging numerous buildings. The storm also struck the Fort Worth Mayfest – a local outdoor festival – pelting the roughly 10,000 people in attendance with softball-sized hail and resulting in over 60 ...
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 ...
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Before hailstones become too heavy to fall to the ground, the updraft pushes them up repeatedly, freezing more ice around them. The stronger the storm, the more powerful the updraft, resulting in ...
A megacryometeor is a very large chunk of ice which, despite sharing many textural, hydro-chemical, and isotopic features found in large hailstones, is formed under unusual atmospheric conditions which clearly differ from those of the cumulonimbus cloud scenario (i.e. clear-sky conditions).