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2003: A hailstone measured 7 inches in diameter and 18.75 inches in circumference, both setting a new record. This massive hailstone fell in the town of Aurora, Nebraska. The previous record hailstone fell in Coffeyville, Kansas on September 3, 1970 with a diameter of 5.7 inched and a circumference of 17.5 inches.

1919: In Fergus Falls, MN, an F5 (estimated) tornado killed 57 people and destroyed 400 buildings, including 228 homes. Lumber was carried 10 miles, and a blank check was found 60 miles away.

1947: The greatest short-term rainfall in the world was 12 inches of rain in 42 minutes in Holt, MO.

1981: A young woman from Lubbock, TX was struck by lightning. The bolt struck just above her right shoulder near her neck, and passed right to left through her body, causing her tennis shoes to explode and lifting her 24 inches into the air.

2003: A hailstone 18.75 inches in circumference fell on Aurora, NE. It is the largest hailstone (by circumference) ever recorded in the U.S.