hailstone
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That is, the hailstone Mr. Scott collected in 2010, which measured eight inches across and weighed nearly two pounds, was no longer the largest ever recorded.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2022
A 20-month-old child has died in Spain after being struck on the head by a hailstone.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022
The record is now an official entry in the World Weather & Climate Extremes Archive, a sort of Guinness World Records for weather that also includes the heaviest hailstone and longest lightening flash.
From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2021
The current world record for a hailstone is 8 inches across, or about the size of a volleyball.
From Fox News • May 5, 2020
A large hailstone can hurt you as much as a rock or a lump of lead if it is thrown hard enough—and my goodness, how those Cloud-Men could throw!
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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