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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
In Hitchin, the ice reportedly piled up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) high. Local reports suggest that the hail was as large as a man's head. [2] [7] At Hitchin, a report was made of a hail diameter of an astonishing 60 cm (24 in), if accurate, this would make it the largest hailstone ever to be documented as having fallen anywhere in the world, by far. [8]
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]
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 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 ...
More than 50 megacryometeors have been recorded since the year 2000. They vary in mass between 0.5 kilograms (1.1 lb) to several tens of kilograms. One in Brazil weighed in at more than 50 kilograms (110 lb). [2] Chunks about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in size also fell in Scotland on 13 August 1849. [3]
The counties with the largest hail were: Crawford County: 2.5 inches. Tama County: 2 inches. Black Hawk County: 1.25 inches. ... Nearby Ankeny recorded 0.54 inches of rain.
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 ...