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The Aurora Supercell that produced world record hailstones: A new official record for the size of a hailstone was set on 22 June 2003. The NEXRAD Doppler radar near Hastings, Nebraska gathered data on the intense supercells that produced these large stones.

Courtesy of NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory

Hail Probabilities: Examine how the probability of severe and significant hail varies across the United States during the period of one year.

Courtesy of NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory

Related Web Sites
June 2003 Record Hail Event Summary of the June 22, 2003 storm that produced record size hail.
Storm Prediction Center
Hail Outlook
Examine probabilistic graphs of large hail and read the hail outlook discussions issued by the Storm Prediction Center
Hail Climatology Examine the total annual threat of hail and severe thunderstorms in the United States.

Department of Atmospheric Sciences Severe and Hazardous Weather at Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Illinois
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