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What is the size of the largest hailstone that you observed?

Less than Penny size (<0.75")
1 (10%)
Penny to Nickel size (0.75" - 0.88")
3 (30%)
Quarter to Ping Pong Ball size (1" - 1.50")
4 (40%)
Golf Ball to Tennis Ball size (1.75" - 2.50")
2 (20%)
Baseball to Grapefruit size (2.75" - 4")
0 (0%)
Softball sized hail or larger (>4.50")
0 (0%)

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Offline TWCmatthew

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Largest Hailstone that you Observed
« on: June 13, 2011, 12:29:50 PM »
I haven't seen this question on the forums, so I thought I'd add it.

The largest hailstones that I ever observed was on June 19, 2006. Penny to nickel sized hail fell outside my window, with quarter size hail reported about 1/2 mile south of me (by another spotter).
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Re: Largest Hailstone that you Observed
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2011, 01:13:32 PM »
The largest I've seen is 0.75" hail when I was in graduate school in Albany during 2006.  However, I missed seeing 1.25" hail just this past Thursday as the NWS office in Blacksburg experienced a bad storm.  I was off from work at that time and didn't see any hail at my apartment complex.
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Re: Largest Hailstone that you Observed
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2011, 10:31:44 PM »
Back on April 27th, during that massive tornado outbreak, my dorm advisor brought in a hail stone about an inch and a half wide. There were local reports just outside of campus of hail up to 2 inches.
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Re: Largest Hailstone that you Observed
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2011, 11:15:49 PM »
I saw hail around 2 inches long during a severe thunderstorm back in July 2004. I was living in Wilmington, DE back then.
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Re: Largest Hailstone that you Observed
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2011, 11:50:17 PM »
Largest I saw was about nickel size back in August 2008 while in Franklinville, NJ.
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