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In 1987, a massive hailstorm that hammered eastern Colorado caused $60 to $70 million damage. Hail as large as softballs caused $37 million damage in La Junta. && In 2015, severe thunderstorms raked the Northeastern U.S. with 70 to 80 mph winds and hail that reached 4 inches in diameter. The 4 inch diameter hail landed just north of Baltimore, although extremely powerful winds caused the greatest damage. Widespread tree and power line damage occurred across South and Southeast Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey where Amtrak service was greatly disrupted. Around 500,000 people lost power in Philadelphia where a 71-mph gust was measured at Philadelphia International. In 1902, Volcano Springs, California lived up to its name when the temperature reached a toasty 129 degrees to set a June record for the U.S.

 


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