Last nights storm: ‘A pretty rare event.’ Hail the size of softballs, larger fall near Wichita Falls The largest reported hail was 5 and 1/3 inches in Burkburnett, according to the...

samantha90 Loc: Fort Worth,Texas

‘A pretty rare event.’ Hail the size of softballs, larger fall near Wichita Falls
The largest reported hail was 5 and 1/3 inches in Burkburnett, according to the weather service.

Fortunately for me this was well north. Photo from a local news paper.

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Wow, that'll put a hurtin' on ya.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

samantha90 wrote:

‘A pretty rare event.’ Hail the size of softballs, larger fall near Wichita Falls
The largest reported hail was 5 and 1/3 inches in Burkburnett, according to the weather service.

Fortunately for me this was well north. Photo from a local news paper.

Glad you are safe with no damage. Stay well and Happy Memorial Day.What plans you have?

Arcadia1969 Loc: Tucson, Arizona

Got caught in a hail storm in South Dakota. Insurance co gave me $9k for the damage. Hail was about half this size!

SteveR Loc: Michigan

This is huge, Samantha. I remember a guy getting hit with a hailstorm in Dallas that was big but not nearly that size that killed him. He was going out to put a blanket on his car.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

That's amazing!

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

And to think we’re impressed with golf ball sized hail.

SonyBug

samantha90 wrote:

‘A pretty rare event.’ Hail the size of softballs, larger fall near Wichita Falls
The largest reported hail was 5 and 1/3 inches in Burkburnett, according to the weather service.

Fortunately for me this was well north. Photo from a local news paper.

Biggest one I have ever seen in my 80 years!

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

samantha90 wrote:

‘A pretty rare event.’ Hail the size of softballs, larger fall near Wichita Falls
The largest reported hail was 5 and 1/3 inches in Burkburnett, according to the weather service.

Fortunately for me this was well north. Photo from a local news paper.

That's incredible and almost unbelievable.
Thanks, Samantha!
Mark

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

When car shopping at a DFW Texas area Toyota dealer I saw a couple of cars sitting in the service parking area with no window glass that looked like they had been in a rock fall - there were a couple of places on one where the windshield framing was bent downward three or four inches. I asked one of the salespersons what happened to those cars. Hail damage, he replied. A hailstone large and heavy enough to bend a car’s windshield frame (probably one of the strongest parts of the car body) Has to be a monster!

Stan

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

OMG..! Getting hit by one of those would be the ultimate headache.😜

tcthome Loc: NJ

Makes a strong case for hard hats & garages! Biggest I have seen.

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

samantha90 wrote:

‘A pretty rare event.’ Hail the size of softballs, larger fall near Wichita Falls
The largest reported hail was 5 and 1/3 inches in Burkburnett, according to the weather service.

Fortunately for me this was well north. Photo from a local news paper.

That's SOME SERIOUS hail if ever I have seen one that big and I have NOT in my 73 years.
Wow and thanks for the photo of it. stay safe sweetie.

Xmsmn Loc: Minnesota

Experienced some that size in southern Minnesota about 15 yrs ago. Roughly $7k damage to car, all covered by insurance.

SteveFranz Loc: Durham, NC

On the Dallas news last night they showed pictures of the large hailstones in Bowie. One measured 14.5 inches in circumference. The NWS was sending someone out to take pictures of it and document it.