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Many Texans have been sharing footage and images of large hailstones that landed in their backyards.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
The biggest hailstones develop in storm clouds with extremely powerful updrafts.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 16 June 2024
Huge hailstone pelt Austin in severe thunderstorms last night in Texas
The National Weather Service began tracking a low pressure system Monday, which is expected to travel across the Gulf of Mexico and impact the entire Eastern Seaboard.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Apr. 2024
Research suggests that climate change will cause large hailstones to become more common.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
The biggest hailstones develop in storm clouds with extremely powerful updrafts.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 16 June 2024
Huge hailstone pelt Austin in severe thunderstorms last night in Texas
The National Weather Service began tracking a low pressure system Monday, which is expected to travel across the Gulf of Mexico and impact the entire Eastern Seaboard.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Apr. 2024
Research suggests that climate change will cause large hailstones to become more common.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Hailstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hailstone. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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hailstone
noun
hail·stone
ˈhā(ə)l-ˌstōn 
: a small lump of hail
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