Ten Things You Might Not Know About Extreme Weather-- Part 1

From the Jan. 12, 2014, Chicago Tribune by Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer. Appropriate after that "V" thing we had last Monday and Tuesday. //// 1. Thousands of FISH, FROGS AND CRAYFISH rained own on Thomasville, Alabama, on June 28, 1957 during a bad storm. Some believe a tornado some 15 miles away sent then airborne. //// 2. In case you're wondering, HAILSTONE SIZES start at marble, then go through: penny, nickel, quarter, half dollar, walnut, golf ball, hen egg, tennis ball, baseball, teacup, grapefruit and lastly a softball according to the Storm protection Center. But, the LARGEST HAILSTONE ever recorded fell in Vivian, S.D., in 2005 and was the size of a bowling ball. //// I Sure Wouldn't Want to Get Bonked By That Bowling Ball Hailstone!! --Cooter