1888 Moradabad hailstorm

Weather event in Uttar Pradesh, India March 2019 March 2019 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",WMO Assessment of Weather and Climate Mortality Extremes https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/52787 World Meteorological Organization 19 April 2024 killing 246 people and 1600 livestock with hailstones as large as "cricket balls".Highest Mortality Hailstorm https://wmo.asu.edu/content/world-highest-mortality-hailstorm World Meteorological Organization 19 April 2024 The hailstones were reportedly as big as duck eggs and oranges.https://www.downtoearth.org.in/hindistory/natural-disasters/flood/From-the-History-Do-You-Know-the-Most-Deadly-Hailstorm-81491 Do You Know About the Deadliest Hailstorms? DownToEarth.org 19 April 2024 References Category:Moradabad district Category:1888 in India 1888-04 Category:Natural disasters in India Category:Disasters in Uttar Pradesh Category:1888 disasters Category:1880s disasters in Asia Category:19th-century disasters in India