Recent Examples on the WebThe largest hailstone documented in North America fell in South Dakota on July 23, 2010 and weighed nearly two pounds. Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 On April 12, severe storms in Central Texas produced a 5.6-inch hailstone and an EF3 tornado in Salado. Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 9 May 2022 The heaviest hailstone ever recorded was 2.25 pounds and fell in Gopalganj district, Bangladesh, in 1986. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2022 The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office also posted a photo of a hailstone the size of a baseball, with the Facebook post drawing in further comments from people in the area who were also slammed by huge hail. Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021 The longer a thunderstorm’s updraft—the warm, unstable air feeding the storm its energy—can sustain the weight of a hailstone, the larger the chunk of ice can grow as water freezes on it in layers. Dennis Mersereau, Forbes, 31 May 2021 Brady wasn’t sure of the exact location of the hailstone in Hondo. Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 7 May 2021 The National Weather Service says a giant hailstone that dropped from the sky last week during a storm near San Antonio may have broken Texas records. Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 7 May 2021 In your reports, please include the time, location, hailstone size, and a photo if possible. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 Mar. 2021 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of hailstone was before the 12th century