hailstone
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A 20-month-old child has died in Spain after being struck on the head by a hailstone.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2022
A person holds up a hailstone during a hailstorm in Girona, Spain August 30, 2022.
From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2022
The current world record for a hailstone is 8 inches across, or about the size of a volleyball.
From Fox News ● May 5, 2020
AL.com cites a release from state climatologist Dr. John Christy that says a hailstone that fell March 19 in Cullman County is the largest on record in the state.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2018
The sky hurled hailstone after hailstone onto my field.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
There were "hailstones as big as toes with torrential rain, thunderstorm and lightning", he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
All sound like the stuff of fun games — except when they are used to describe the size of the hailstones that often accompany severe thunderstorms.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Large hailstones were seen covering roads in the United Arab Emirates, after a rare hailstorm struck the region.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 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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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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