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The '''1888 Moradabad Hail''' was a severe hailstorm that occurred on 30 April 1888 in [[Moradabad district|Moradabad]], in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It had the highest mortality associated with a hailstorm, and killed 246 people, 1600 [[cattle]] and sheep with hailstones as large as “goose eggs and oranges and cricket balls.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Mortality Records Announced|url=https://wmo.asu.edu/mortality_records|work=[[World Meteorological Organization]]|accessdate=20 May 2017}}</ref> The [[hailstones]] were reportedly as big as [[oranges]] and in some places accumulated to up to 2 feet in height.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/orange-sized-hail-reported-in-india |title=Orange-sized hail reported in India — History.com This Day in History — 4/30/1888 |publisher=History.com |accessdate=20 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105012256/http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/orange-sized-hail-reported-in-india |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boydom.com/2012/10/28/top-10-bizarre-and-most-extreme-indian-weather-anomalies/ |title=Top 10 bizarre and most extreme Indian weather anomalies |date= |accessdate=21 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718233355/http://www.boydom.com/2012/10/28/top-10-bizarre-and-most-extreme-indian-weather-anomalies |archive-date=18 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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