Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle recovered a massive hail stone that researchers say is likely to be a new state record.
This photo provided by KWTV shows a hail stone , Sunday, June 2, 2024, near Vigo Park , Texas . The National Weather Service in Lubbock, Texas , said they believe the stone, which measured more than 7 inches long, is 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 long Sunday along the side of the road near Vigo Park while they were chasing a major thunderstorm system.“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.The massive hail stone is believed to be a new state record, topping a 6.4-inch 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 and weighed nearly 2 pounds. It was discovered near Vivian, South Dakota, in July 2010, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.
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