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[STORMREPORTS] 6.5" hail in Nebraska, largest ever recorded?

From: Logan (loganwv78{at}yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Jun 23 2003 - 21:15:17 EDT

Am I reading this correctly, the largest hailstone ever recorded fell
last night in Aurora, Nebraska? Has anyone found any pictures of this
on the net?

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1027 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2003

0705 PM AURORA NE 6.5 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
06/22/03 HAMILTON 17 3/8 INCH CIRCUMFERENCE
                                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER. HOLES IN
                                          NEIGHBORS ROOF BIG
                                          ENOUGH TO CRAWL THROUGH.

>From the same report:
...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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