hailstone
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That is, the hailstone Mr. Scott collected in 2010, which measured eight inches across and weighed nearly two pounds, was no longer the largest ever recorded.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
A 20-month-old child has died in Spain after being struck on the head by a hailstone.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2022
The record is now an official entry in the World Weather & Climate Extremes Archive, a sort of Guinness World Records for weather that also includes the heaviest hailstone and longest lightening flash.
From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2021
The current world record for a hailstone is 8 inches across, or about the size of a volleyball.
From Fox News ● May 5, 2020
A large hailstone can hurt you as much as a rock or a lump of lead if it is thrown hard enough—and my goodness, how those Cloud-Men could throw!
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
A camping and caravan park at Dornoch in the Highlands faced flash flooding and large hailstones, while flights at Edinburgh Airport have been disrupted.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Large hailstones, some the size of £1 coins, fell in a 20-minute burst over the city, with some roads also flooded in the city centre.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
On Monday night, hailstones piled up in doorways, making it impossible to open them and creating dams that pushed rainwater into buildings, he said.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
Those hailstones can cause significant damage to homes and cars, a growing worry as warming temperatures fuel more destructive storms.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
“You must learn to be careful,” Puli said severely, while stones and earth still rained down on us like hailstones.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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