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In 1920, a huge hailstorm hammered parts of Antelope and Boone counties in Nebraska. The storm broke nearly every north-facing window, caused extensive roof damage, and stripped trees of bark and foliage. The size of the hail wasn't reported. && In 2009, severe thunderstorms pummeled parts of Vermont with destructive hail that reached just over 3 inches in diameter. The largest hailstone, measuring 3.25 inches in diameter and 6.75 inches in circumference and which landed in the Northwest Vermont town of Westford, set a Vermont state record, edging the record of an even 3 inches that had landed in Burlington on August 9th, 1968.

 


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