South Dakota hail was a record-setter

A HAILSTONE THAT FELL IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WAS A RECORD SETTER. THE HAILSTONE FOUND NEAR THE TOWN OF VIVIAN LAST FRIDAY MEASURED 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHED NEARLY TWO-POUNDS.

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A HAILSTONE THAT FELL IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WAS A RECORD SETTER.

THE HAILSTONE FOUND NEAR THE TOWN OF VIVIAN LAST FRIDAY MEASURED 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHED NEARLY TWO-POUNDS.

THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR DIAMETER WAS 7 INCHES FOR A HAILSTONE FOUND IN AURORA, NEBRASKA IN 2003. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR WEIGHT WAS 1.67 POUNDS FOR A STONE IN COFFEYVILLE, KAN., IN 1970.