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Article: Interesting facts.(Brief article)
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- Combat Edge
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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Interesting Facts:
* Thunderstorms happen nationwide (even in Alaska), but Florida has the most with 80 to 100+ thunderstorm days a year.
* One inch of rain over one square mile equals 17.4 million gallons of water weighing 143 million pounds (about 72,000 tons), or the weight of a train with 40 boxcars.
* The largest hailstone recovered in the US was in Aurora, Neb., on 22 Jun 03 with a diameter of 7" and a circumference of 18 3/4". The heaviest hailstone fell in Coffeyville, Kan., in 1970 and weighed in at 1.67 pounds.
* Hail causes $1 billion in damages to crops and property each year.
* Hailstones can fall at speeds up to ...