Hailstones the size of baseballs pound parts of Canada

But everything's FINE, the planet's FINE.
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Proma Khosla
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Hailstones the size of baseballs pound parts of Canada
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The Earth continues to drop casual hints about climate change, including a gigantic hailstorm in Alberta, Canada on Friday. The city of Edmonton was quickly placed under tornado watch, but in the meantime, residents found themselves the recipients of massive hail stones.

The hail stones were large enough to use for baseball, or cricket, or whatever they play in your part of the world – that's not important right now! They were a far cry from normal, pebble-sized hail stones, and in fact stretch the definition of the word "stone."

They were even bigger than Canadian money.

Tornado watches were lifted from Edmonton and the surrounding areas by 10:30 p.m., but not before citizens could start measuring their hail for Twitter.

TENNIS BALLS WITH SPIKES.

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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