The 1888 Moradabad Hailstorm was a severe hailstorm that occurred on 30 April 1888 in Moradabad, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It had the "greatest recorded loss of life", [1] killing 246 people and 1600 livestock with hailstones as large as "cricket balls". [2] The hailstones were reportedly as big as duck eggs and oranges. [3]
The 1888 Moradabad Hailstorm was a severe hailstorm that occurred on 30 April 1888 in Moradabad, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It had the "greatest recorded loss of life", [1] killing 246 people and 1600 livestock with hailstones as large as "cricket balls". [2] The hailstones were reportedly as big as duck eggs and oranges. [3]