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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
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 ...
A hailstone found by storm chaser Val Castor on June 2, 2024 near Vigo Park, Texas. ... 2010, holds the United States record for the largest size with a diameter of 8 inches and the heaviest ...
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]
What's the biggest hailstone on record? The largest hailstone in diameter, and heaviest ever recovered in the U.S., measured 8 inches in diameter and weighed 1.9 pounds. This whopper of an ice ...
At one location in southern Parker County, the hail accumulated to a depth of 18 in (460 mm). [3] [5] The first region of hail produced by the storm – encompassing a swath 40 mi (64 km) long – included hail sizes ranging from 2.5–4.5 in (6.5–11.5 cm) and was accompanied by wind gusts topping 55 mph (90 km/h).
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 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]