In June, 2024, a storm chaser found a hailstone almost as big as a pineapple ... severe thunderstorms called supercells tend to produce the largest hail. In supercells, hailstones can be suspended ...

In fact, a 2018 thunderstorm in Argentina produced a hailstone estimated to be between 7.4 to 9.3 inches in diameter—which rivals the largest ever recorded on Earth. While Sunday’s storm may ...