A hail stone the size of a pineapple was found in Texas. It likely sets a state record
Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle have recovered a massive hail stone that's about the size of a pineapple Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle have found a massive hail stone, which is likely to set a new state record. The discovery was made by Val and Amy Castor, veteran storm chasers with Oklahoma City television station KWTV, while they were chasing a thunderstorm system. The stone was more than 7 inches (17.78 centimeters) long and was discovered along the side of a road near Vigo Park. It is believed to be a new record, surpassing a 6.4-inch (16.25-centimeter) hail stone found in 2021. The heaviest hail stone on record in the United States was discovered in 2010 near Vivian, South Dakota.
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VIGO PARK, Texas — (AP) — Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle recovered a massive hail stone that researchers say is likely to be a new state record.
Val and Amy Castor, veteran storm chasers with Oklahoma City television station KWTV, discovered a piece of hail more than 7 inches (17.78 centimeters) long Sunday along the side of the road near Vigo Park while they were chasing a major thunderstorm system.
Val Castor said the stone was about the size of a pineapple.
“That's the biggest hail I've ever seen, and I've been chasing storms for more than 30 years,” Castor said.
Castor said several baseball-sized hail stones fell while he was driving, including one that cracked his windshield, before he spotted the big piece in a ditch on the side of the road.
“I could see it from probably 100 yards away,” he said.
The massive hail stone is believed to be a new state record, topping a 6.4-inch (16.25-centimeter) hail stone found in Hondo in 2021. It still must be confirmed by a group of researchers that includes the Texas state climatologist, said Jordan Salem, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Lubbock.
The heaviest hail stone on record in the United States had a reported diameter of 11 inches (27.94 centimeters) and weighed nearly 2 pounds (907 grams). It was discovered near Vivian, South Dakota, in July 2010, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.
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