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Video: Large Hail Smashes Car Windows in Alberta, Canada
A hailstorm hit Alberta, Canada on Monday. Hailstones as large as softballs smashed car windows on a major highway. (2022-08-03)

Giant Hailstone From Argentina Could Set New World Record
A giant hailstone from Argentina measures between 7.4 and 9.3 inches across. It could break the current record, an 8-inch hailstone that fell near Vivian, South Dakota. (2020-05-01)

Snow Plows Used to Clean Up After Colorado Hail Storm
Snow plows were used to clean up after a freak storm brought several inches of hail to parts of Colorado. (2013-08-25)

Researchers Create Hailstorm Indoors to Test Roof Damage
Researchers for the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) have created an indoor hailstorm. (2013-02-20)

Rice Bowl Sized Hail Damages Cars in China
A storm in China dropped rice bowl sized hailstones. (2011-08-22)

Cattle Rancher Keeps Record Setting Hailstone in His Freezer
Les Scott, a cattle rancher in Vivian, South Dakota, keeps last year's record breaking hailstone in his freezer. (2011-08-06)

Record Hailstone Falls in Vivian, South Dakota
NOAA's National Climate Extremes Committee, the agency responsible for validating national weather records, has declared a hailstone found last week in Vivian, South Dakota, to be the largest in diameter and heaviest ever recovered in the United States. (2010-08-01)

Oklahoma Hail Storm Amateur Video
Here is a video of a hail storm in Oklahoma that took place on May 16th. (2010-05-19)