Massive Piece of Hail Just Set a Texas Record

Your vehicle gets hit by this thing and it's leaving one hell of a dent.

Over the past several weeks, we have been dealing with severe thunderstorms. Thankfully, we have only been dealing with high winds and hail in our area. However, that hail is no joke as we all know. Today though, a piece of hail from 2024 has set a new record in the state of Texas.

7.1 Inch Hailstone Drops in Texas During Storm

Storm chasers discovered this massive thing in the Texas Panhandle near Vigo Park. They snapped several photos comparing it to different objects to confirm the size. Here is where these guys messed up. This piece of hail will not count for weight or circumference since it was not preserved. The storm chasers could not get the hailstone to a freezer in time to preserve it as is.

Storm Chaser Val Castor commented on finding the massive hailstone."I noticed what looked like a gallon jug of milk in a ditch," Castor explained. "As I got closer to it, it became apparent that it was indeed a very large hailstone. I didn’t have a tape measure, and about the only thing I had to compare it to was an empty Monster Energy drink can. I’ve seen lots of large hail in my 35 years of storm chasing, but this was by far the largest.”

Heaviest Piece of Hail State Record from 2021 in Hondo

Since this hailstone from 2024 could not be preserved, we can only judge length. The Hondo, Texas hailstone seen above has a length of 6.4 inches. It weighed 1.26 pounds and has a circumference of 19.73 inches.