Recent Examples on the WebSmaller storms could be seen tonight near the Iowa and Nebraska borders, according to the NWS, with quarter-sized hailstones.—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024 The cycle can be repeated several times, creating very large hailstones.—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024 Advertisement Various scenarios for the odd cemetery have been proposed, including one hypothesis that the bones belong to a group of passing pilgrims killed by giant hailstones during a storm in the ninth century.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024 The actual diameter of the hailstones remain unconfirmed.—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024 Parts of Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma are at the greatest risk for these incredibly-dangerous hailstones, including Springfield, Missouri, and Little Rock, Arkansas.—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024 California was rocked by a spring storm on Sunday, with hailstones the size of quarters and winds as strong as 60 mph, the NWS said.—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024 Some of the strongest storms could potentially produce hailstones bigger than a softball or grapefruit.—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024 In one warning that was issued for Kansas City, the Weather Service said the storm could produce apple-sized hailstones and wind gusts of 60 miles per hour.—Naomi Schanen, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of hailstone was
before the 12th century
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