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Forecasters warn that the largest storms may produce hailstones capable of causing severe roof and vehicle damage, along with wind gusts strong enough to topple trees and power lines.
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
The resulting mix is a ball of slush just solid enough to stay together, but definitely mushier than, say, a hailstone; picture a wet snowball.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
One man was hit by a softball-size hailstone that shattered his skull.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
Photos from the Oklahoma City area sent to CNN affiliate KOCO late Saturday showed hailstones ranging from about the size of a quarter to a golf ball, many of them spiked.
—Matthew Rehbein, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
The resulting mix is a ball of slush just solid enough to stay together, but definitely mushier than, say, a hailstone; picture a wet snowball.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
One man was hit by a softball-size hailstone that shattered his skull.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
Photos from the Oklahoma City area sent to CNN affiliate KOCO late Saturday showed hailstones ranging from about the size of a quarter to a golf ball, many of them spiked.
—Matthew Rehbein, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Hailstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hailstone. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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hailstone
noun
hail·stone
ˈhā(ə)l-ˌstōn 
: a small lump of hail
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