According to 2017 US National Insurance Claims reports, TX leads as the state sustaining the most hail damage ensuing forceful thunderstorms. A hailstorm sweeping over the Dallas-Fort Worth Texas area on Wednesday, June 6, underscored the potential of severity with baseball-sized hailstones that contributed to an estimated $425 million in damage.

8 Interesting Things to Know about Hail 

• Thanks to weather warnings, hail-causing deaths and injuries are not that common in the modern era. Car damage is the chief concern in a hailstorm with the possibility of dent damage, smashed windows and even complete totaling of a vehicle.
  
  
• While not as common, hail can damage your home as well. Although there’s a possibility of hail smashing through a wall or roof, there’s a greater likelihood of shattered window glass.
  
  
• Hailstorms can occur anywhere but they are most common in what is known as Hail Valley, including TX, OK, CO, KS and WY.
  
  
• The varying sizes of hailstones are likened to various household objects: a pea, a golf ball, a grapefruit.
  
  
• Individual hailstones can weigh as much as about 2 pounds. In the event several co-join to become one, it can weigh up to about 8 pounds.
  
  
• The biggest hailstone on record in the US is one that fell on July 23^rd, 2010 in Vivian, SD, weighing 1.93 pounds, measuring 18.62 inches in diameter and 18.62 inches in circumference.
  
  
• Hailstorms can occur during any time of the year – fall, winter, spring and summer, the season when hail is most likely to form.
  
  
• Due to the swift speed in which hail descends, hail usually remains icy the moment it lands on the ground even in the summer!  
  
  

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Summary: Fun facts about Hailstorms from PRIME Insurance Agency