Giant hailstone in Texas may set a new record
The discovery of a hailstone, comparable in size to a pineapple, has garnered viral attention on the internet. Storm chaser Val Castor found this colossal stone measuring about 7.25 inches, surpassing the dimensions of a standard Monster energy drink can. Castor shared images of the find from his Texas expedition near Vigo Park, potentially breaking state records. The hailstone, akin to a pineapple in size, has caused a stir online. Val Castor, the storm chaser, unearthed this massive 7.25-inch stone, larger than a Monster can. Pictures of the find in Texas near Vigo Park were shared, hinting at a record-breaking discovery.
A hailstone about the size of a pineapple is going viral on the internet, and it could also be a record-breaker in Texas.
The stone, found by storm chaser Val Castor, measures about 7.25 inches across and is slightly larger than a can of Monster energy drink. Castor said he found the giant stone about 3 miles from Vigo Park, Texas, and posted his own photos.
The largest hailstone on record had a diameter of 6.4 inches and was discovered in April 2021 in Hondo, Texas.
For the latest hailstone to become a record-breaker, the State Climate Extremes Committee will need to look at all its evidence and data before it decides to make the record official.
The wait is almost over! Here is the latest information of the 7″ hailstone found by Storm Chaser Val Castor in Vigo Park. If this becomes an official record it will shatter the previous record of 6.416″ from Hondo, Texas in 2021! @MonsterEnergy pic.twitter.com/NwicahGLPw
— NWS Lubbock (@NWSLubbock) June 5, 2024
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Weather historian Christopher Burt has said hail between 6 to 8 inches in diameter fell in Gay Hill, Texas, on Dec. 6, 1892. However, according to the SCEC in 2021, there was no photo evidence of that hail storm.
The biggest hailstone to fall in the United States was discovered in Vivian, South Dakota, in July 2010, and measured 8 inches in diameter. That stone weighed 1.94 pounds, making it the heaviest in the U.S. and almost the heaviest in the world, a record held by one that fell in Bangladesh in April 1986, weighing in at 2.25 pounds.
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