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One hole on a roof from a single hailstone can be patched, but many large stones hitting that roof usually means an expensive roof replacement, Allen said.
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Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Grace Goodwin shows off hailstones that fell in the Denver area on Monday.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The friend tossed hailstones playfully into the house.
—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Some of the largest hailstones can fall as fast as 72 miles per hour, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026
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Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Grace Goodwin shows off hailstones that fell in the Denver area on Monday.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The friend tossed hailstones playfully into the house.
—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Some of the largest hailstones can fall as fast as 72 miles per hour, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Hailstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hailstone. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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hailstone
noun
hail·stone
ˈhā(ə)l-ˌstōn 
: a small lump of hail
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