The hailstone — measuring 6.6 inches in diameter and weighing 1.2 pounds — dropped into a Kankakee backyard during the March storms that tore through the area. The record-setting hailstone and ...

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KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — A giant hailstone recovered after deadly storms in March has set a new size record. The hailstone measuring 6.6 inches in its largest axis and weighing 1.2 pounds fell ...

A grapefruit-size hailstone that pummeled Oahu during a hailstorm this month has now been confirmed as the largest on record for the state of Hawaii, announced officials with the National Oceanic and ...

A record-breaking hailstone was found in Texas after a severe weather event in 2024. NOAA’s State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) confirmed a hailstone that fell in the Texas panhandle during a June ...

Nearly six months after a devastating series of thunderstorms hammered Kankakee County, state officials have confirmed a new weather record from the event. According to the NOAA and the State Climate ...