Record Hail

[Two Lane]

(Direct Excerpt From NWS Report)
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AT 705 PM CDT SUNDAY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS
RECEIVED REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL IN AURORA...HAMILTON COUNTY NEBRASKA.
INITIAL REPORTS STATED THAT THE HAIL HAD PENETRATED THE ROOF OF A
HOME, LEAVING HOLES IN THE STRUCTURE LARGE ENOUGH TO CRAWL THROUGH.

THE STONES WERE SAVED AND PLACED IN A FREEZER AT THE RESIDENCE AND
TWO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES WERE SENT TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE
AND RECORD THE SIZE.

THE HAILSTONE MEASURED 6.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER WITH A CIRCUMFERENCE
OF 17.3 INCHES...AND WEIGHED 1.33 POUNDS.

THIS COMPARES TO THE POTTER NEBRASKA HAILSTONE ON JULY 12, 1928. THE
POTTER NEBRASKA HAILSTONE WAS 5.4 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHED
APPROXIMATELY 1.5 POUNDS.

...LARGEST HAILSTONE ON RECORD...

PRIOR TO TODAY...THE LARGEST HAILSTONE ON RECORD OCCURRED IN
COFFEYVILLE KANSAS ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1970. THIS STONE MEASURED 5.7
INCHES IN DIAMETER...17.5 INCHES IN CIRCUMFERENCE AND WEIGHED 1.67
POUNDS.
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[Kevin Turch]

Wow, i saw the hail damage at BG a few years back, I couldent imagine the damage these things would do.

 

[Scott King]

The weather around here has been CRAZY! I live about 45 miles west of Aurora, they had hail the size of a volleyball measuring over 6 inches in diameter. Last night we had wind at over 70 mph. Gothenburg Nebraska the wind reached 107mph. Southeast of here at Deshler they got 12 inches of rain and were stuck by four tornados which did major damage to over a hundred homes. Whats next???