What's the biggest hailstone to ever hit your body ?

[steve2470]

I think a large pea-sized one for me ? Hurt like shit. My car was pummelled in 1992 by marble-sized hail, pretty much ruined its good looks.

[lastlib]

1. I once got caught in a hailstorm on a mountain in New Mexico.....

...at just under 11,000 feet elevation. Started out pea-size, but after about 15 minutes, they were marble-size! We tried to hide under a pine tree, but it wasn't much protection. We were literally IN the cloud that was producing it, at about 2:30 in the afternoon. It lasted about 30 minutes, and my skull felt like it was getting beaten with a hammer! DAYUM, it hurt! The rest of my body didn't feel as bad, but it sure stung like hell to take that pounding. By evening, my whole body was black & blue! Bad thing was, after that beating, we still had to climb the rest of the way up the mountain (another 800 feet or so), set up a camp , and eat dinner before it got dark. We were all sore as hell by bedtime, and all the next day. It was a highlight of the trip, and my friends & I still talk about it. But I wouldn't want do it again.

[steve2470]

2. wow I cannot imagine ! nt

[Brother Buzz]

3. Hailstones the size of canned hams

[Brigid]

14. Is that David Letterman?

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

4. Ice cubes.

Every house in my neighborhood has a new roof.

[steve2470]

13. I can relate, my car looked like crap after the storm nt

[Brigid]

15. And the roofing companies had a very good year.

[RebelOne]

5. Many, many years ago, my ex-husband and I were driving

through Texas on the way to California. We were in a deserted area and a hail storm hit us. The passenger side window was broken and I was pelleted with hail. They were pea-sized, but they stung like hell when they hit me.

[steve2470]

12. ouch ! nt

[Kali]

6. a couple of years ago the husband and I got caught in a storm tooling around in a dunebuggy

there was a little Naugahyde roof but it didn't provide full protection. they were close to an inch - pummeled us for about 10 minutes and then BUCKETS of water for another 20.

[steve2470]

11. no fun ! :/ nt

[shenmue]

7. Fingernail-sized

Ouchie.

[steve2470]

10. ouchie indeed :/ nt

[BlueJazz]

8. Got hit with one once. About the size of a very large marble. Hit my shoulder..was sore for a week.

ouch!

[steve2470]

9. ouch :/ nt