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Hail from Kankakee storm likely breaks state record: ‘Size of a mini Nerf football’ says NIU meteorologist
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Hail from Kankakee storm likely breaks state record: ‘Size of a mini Nerf football’ says NIU meteorologist
A Northern Illinois University meteorologist joined a research team this week to measure a likely record-breaking hailstone from a severe storm in Kankakee County March 10. It came in at 6.6 inches and nearly 20 ounces.
5-inch hail from supercell thunderstorm devastates Illinois
On March 10, 2026, a powerful supercell thunderstorm in Kankakee, Illinois, produced extremely large hail. The stones were up to 5–6 inches in diameter (roughly the size of softballs). If confirmed, the largest hailstone could break the Illinois state record of 4.75 inches. — Read the rest The post 5-inch hail from supercell thunderstorm devastates Illinois appeared first on Boing Boing.
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