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These, which may be described as softball-sized, begin in clouds as "embryos" to which frozen droplets adhere |
hailstones
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$1,200 |
DJ |
STORMY WEATHER |
2007-10-04 |
#5304 |
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Produced by thunderstorm clouds, these lumps of ice bigger than 5mm are classified as hydrometeors |
hailstones
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$400 |
J |
STORMY WEATHER |
1998-11-13 |
#3265 |
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Weighing up to 2 1/4 pounds, the largest ones on record reportedly killed 92 people in Bangladesh in '86 |
hailstones
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$200 |
DJ |
WEATHER |
1990-06-22 |
#1355 |
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The largest of these reported in the U.S. weighed over 1½ pounds & was found in Kansas in 1970 |
hailstones
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$600 |
DJ |
WEATHER |
1989-01-26 |
#1019 |