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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
Fastest ever recorded: 484±32 km/h (301±20 mph) (3-second gust); calculated by a DOW (Doppler On Wheels) radar unit in the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado between Oklahoma City and Moore, Oklahoma, USA, 3 May 1999. Recently, the wind speeds were re-examined and adjusted to a maximum official wind speed of 321 mph (516.6 km/h).
This event produced the largest hailstone ever recorded in Hawaii since records began in 1950 and National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Birchard stated that the event was "unprecedented." [ 24 ] [ 25 ] In addition to the spectacular early-morning lightning storms and flooding from the four feet (3.3 meters) of rainfall received, a tornadic ...
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 heaviest weight at 1.94 pounds.
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The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Canton area until 7 p.m. today. ... There's a possibility of a couple tornadoes and scattered hail up to two inches in size ...
The hailstone measuring 7.75 inches (19.7 cm) in diameter, 15.5 inches (39 cm) in circumference, and weighing 1.1 pounds (0.50 kg) set a new record for the largest hailstone by diameter in the state of Kansas, breaking the old record of 5.7 inches (14 cm) set by a hailstone in Coffeyville, Kansas, on September 3, 1970. [125]
One local storm report submitted to the Weather Service on Wednesday cataloged a 3.5-inch hailstone near 55th and McCormick Streets in Shawnee. A 3.5-inch hailstone is about the size of a softball.