Golfball-, baseball-, and softball-sized hail damaged roofs, cars, patio furniture, skylights, and windows in the area's worst and most widespread hailstorm in 30 years ( McHenry, Lake, northern Kane, northern Cook County). The victim was Juan Oseguera, a nineteen-year-old man who died from head injuries after being hit by a softball sized hailstone in Lake Worth. The last known hail fatality in the United States occurred. Notably, one-third of cars damaged by the storm were irreparable. Orange-sized hailstones caused almost $300 million worth of damage in Calgary and Winnipeg, as well as serious flooding. Ĭalgary, Alberta, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada The storms produced hail about the size of softballs. The 1995 Mayfest Storm produced $1.1 billion insured losses, and total storm damage was reported at around $2 billion. The thunderstorm episode ranks as one of the worst ever to hit Kansas. Estimated property damage totaled $500 million with crop damage at $100 million. The hail left wheat fields in a near total loss. Two batches of severe thunderstorms, occurring within 6 hours of each other, dumped hailstones up to 4.5 in (11 cm) in diameter across Sedgwick, including the city of Wichita, and surrounding counties in south-central Kansas. Thirteen additional hailstorms between 19 caused an estimated $600 million in damage in the Calgary area alone. Ī thunderstorm caused $342 million worth of insurable damage in Calgary.
Softball-sized hail destroyed roofs and cars, causing $625 million in total damage ($1.1 billion in damage adjusted to 2013 dollars). A three-month-old baby died of a fractured skull, struck by a large hailstone while being carried by her mother, who was running with her to seek cover. Two thousand homes and 2500 automobiles were severely damaged, and about 25 people were injured, mainly when hit on the head by the huge stones. Īt the time the largest hailstone ever found in the U.S., measuring 5.7 in (140 mm) diameter, 17.5 in (440 mm) circumference, and 1.67 lb (760 g).Ī violent forty-minute hailstorm bombed Fort Collins, CO, with hail up to grapefruit size. A severe thunderstorm also struck San Bernardino. That is the largest hail recorded in southern California. Golf ball to baseball sized hail occurred in parts of southern California, including 2.75 in (7.0 cm) (possibly larger) hail around Boulevard and in Riverside County. Measuring 5.4 in (137 mm) in diameter, 17 in (432 mm) in circumference and weighing 1.5 lb (680 g), this hailstone is believed to be the record largest known in the U.S. This is a list of the costliest or deadliest hailstorms on record. JSTOR ( February 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "List of costly or deadly hailstorms" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Whatever moisture Midlanders received will have a chance to soak into the ground before high temperatures again are expected to top 100 degrees this weekend.This article needs additional citations for verification. What remained after most of the moisture had exited the area were winds that reached 38 mph (sustained) and 51 mph (gusts) at Midland International and 40 mph (sustained) and 51 mph (gusts) at Airpark, according to the National Weather Service. The showers from the two waves of storms during the early evening that had produced nearly 0.6 inch in northwest Midland had basically missed the NWS office. The National Weather Service reported 0.11 inch of rain fell at Midland International as of its 6:53 p.m. This storm continues along (State Highway) 158 and is moving into Sterling County.”īy 6:55 p.m., the National Weather Service office in Midland reported a flood advisory for Glasscock, Martin and Midland counties until 10 p.m. the NWS on its social media reported, “Emergency managers have reported a tornado on the ground. The NWS reported the storm “will contain wind gusts to 80 mph and baseball size hail.”īy 6:38 p.m. That storm system produced tornadic activity as it moved east of out Midland and into Glasscock County. The National Weather Service reported this weekend that 0.57 inch of rain has fallen since Sept. In that round, rain totals of one-half inch were reported in northwest Midland in less than an hour.
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