This Giant Hailstone Set A New Record For Largest Hailstone In Texas

Severe weather season in Texas is just beginning, but we have already seen high winds, flooding rains, and even massive hailstorms. And we still have months to go until severe weather calms down a bit.

Hailstorms can be scary and costly. Hail can ruin vehicles, roofs, signs, and other property that is hit. It can also be deadly for animals and even humans if the hail is large enough.

Each year we hear about large hail and that can range in size between baseball to softball size hail and sometimes even grapefruit size hail.

Grapefruit size hail pretty much means hailstones that are about 4.5 inches in diameter. These will beat up your car, your roof, and pretty much anything else left outside. But sometimes, hailstones can get even larger, and just about 4 years ago, the largest hailstone to fall in Texas was recorded and people were shocked. Until last year's monster hailstone and new record.

The Second Largest Hail In Texas History

But just a few years later, that record would be shattered.

The Largest Hail in Texas History

Imagine a pineapple. Now imagine that pineapple, frozen and falling quickly to earth and hitting your car or house. Now instead of it being a pineapple, it's a monster hail stone. That's what fell last year on June 2, 2024 in Vigo Park, Texas.

Val Castor, who found the stone measured the stone at 7.25 inches. A new record. The hail stone was even placed next to a Monster Energy Drink can and the stone dwarfed it.

That is not the type of hail I want hitting anything near me.

According to Accuweather, the largest hailstone ever recorded in the United States fell in Vivian, South Dakota on July 23, 2010. It measured 8 inches in diameter and weighed in at 1.95 pounds.