Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Oklahoma sets new hailstone record

...NEW RECORD HAILSTONE FOR OKLAHOMA...




THE STATE CLIMATE EXTREMES COMMITTEE...MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL

SURVEY...HAS DETERMINED THAT A HAILSTONE THAT FELL NEAR GOTEBO

OKLAHOMA ON MAY 23 2011 IS THE NEW STATE RECORD LARGEST HAILSTONE

FOR THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.



THE SIX INCH DIAMETER STONE WAS RETRIEVED AND DOCUMENTED BY A HAIL

RESEARCH TEAM OBSERVING STORMS IN THE AREA. INVESTIGATION BY NWS AND

OCS DETERMINED THAT THE GOTEBO HAILSTONE WAS THE LARGEST DOCUMENTED

HAILSTONE.

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