A three-month-old baby died of a fractured skull, struck by a large hailstone while being carried by her mother, who was running with her to seek cover. Two thousand homes and 2500 automobiles were severely damaged, and about 25 people were injured, mainly when hit on the head by the huge stones. Īt the time the largest hailstone ever found in the U.S., measuring 5.7 in (140 mm) diameter, 17.5 in (440 mm) circumference, and 1.67 lb (760 g).Ī violent forty-minute hailstorm bombed Fort Collins, CO, with hail up to grapefruit size. A severe thunderstorm also struck San Bernardino. That is the largest hail recorded in southern California. Golf ball to baseball sized hail occurred in parts of southern California, including 2.75 in (7.0 cm) (possibly larger) hail around Boulevard and in Riverside County. Measuring 5.4 in (137 mm) in diameter, 17 in (432 mm) in circumference and weighing 1.5 lb (680 g), this hailstone is believed to be the record largest known in the U.S. This is a list of the costliest or deadliest hailstorms on record.

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