Dateline: Nebraska


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Posted by Tex on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 at 2:46PM :

Dateline Nebraska 6/23 - The only thing bigger in Nebraska are Hailstones and Bald Spots.............

In Aurora to assess storm damage, the meteorologist had heard about Orth's stone from neighbors. When the weather official saw it, Orth said, "he got real excited."

For good reason: The stone set a Nebraska record for largest hailstone -- and nearly matched the national record. At 17 3/8 inches in circumference, it was just 1/8of an inch smaller than the record hailstone that fell near Coffeyville on Sept. 30, 1970. Orth's stone is 6 ½ inches in diameter; the Coffeyville stone was 7 ½.

"It's the biggest one that our guys have seen so far," said Jeff Braun, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hastings, Neb.

Orth is convinced the stone was even bigger when it first fell but melted some in the warm rain before he found it


Yipeeeee



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