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Hail accompanies Wednesday evening's violent Indiana thunderstorms

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Valaparaiso was among the northern Indiana communities swept by Wednesday evening's powerful thunderstorms. These photos, submitted to us by Gerry Jasinski, show quarter-size hailstones covering the ground at his home. Hailstones in other sections of northern Indiana reached diameters as large as 2.5"—large enough to be termed "tennis-ball size".
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PHOTO COURTESY: Gerry Jasinski, Valparaiso, Indiana