1888 Moradabad hailstorm

The 1888 Moradabad Hail was a severe hailstorm that occurred on 30 April 1888 in Moradabad, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. One of the deadliest, it killed 246 people[1] and 1600 cattle and sheep. Reportedly, the hailstones were as big as oranges and in some places accumulated to up to 2 feet in height.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "New Mortality Records Announced". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Orange-sized hail reported in India — History.com This Day in History — 4/30/1888". History.com. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
  3. ↑ "Nine people killed as massive hail boulders down on Indian villages". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Top 10 bizarre and most extreme Indian weather anomalies". Retrieved 2014-12-21.
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