(WICHITA, Kan.) — It's official. A hailstone that fell in West Wichita on September 15 has been recognized with the new state record for diameter with 7.75 inches.
A Coffeyville hailstone from 1970 remains the record holder for circumference (17.5 inches) and weight (1.67 lbs).
Members of the six-person State Climate Extremes Committee confirmed the record.
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Original Story, September 16
Windows may not be the only things shattered by Wednesday's severe storms.
The National Weather Service is investigating the possibly of a new hailstone record for the state. Melissa McCarter says a 7.5 inch hailstone fell at Pawnee and 119th in west Wichita.
The hailstone's weight and circumference were measured 15 hours after it fell. It weight 1.1 pounds and has a circumference of 15.5 inches.
The previous record was set by a hailstone in 1970. It was 5.7 inches in diameter, 17.6 inches in circumference and weighed 1.65 pounds. It fell in Coffeyville.
