August 1, 2003 — A raging thunderstorm that pounded south-central Nebraska last month ended up leaving a little something extra for residents—and the meteorological record books. The largest hailstone ever recovered in the United States fell in Aurora on June 22, with a record 7-inch diameter and a circumference of 18.75 inches.


The old record for the largest hailstone had a diameter of 5.7 inches, a circumference of 17.5 inches and was found in Coffeyville, Kan., on September 3, 1970. (zie hieronder)


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