{"id":2261672,"date":"2024-06-06T18:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T22:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/must-see-veteran-storm-chaser-shows-spiked-hailstone-from-texas\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T18:41:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T22:41:10","slug":"must-see-veteran-storm-chaser-shows-spiked-hailstone-from-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/must-see-veteran-storm-chaser-shows-spiked-hailstone-from-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out: Experienced Storm Chaser Reveals Unique Hailstone from Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmust-see-veteran-storm-chaser-shows-spiked-hailstone-from-texas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2261672&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Veteran Oklahoma storm \u200dchaser\u200b Val\u2063 Castor made headlines after discovering a potentially record-breaking hailstone in the \u2064Texas \u2062panhandle. The hailstone, \u200blarger \u2062than\u2062 his hand, \u2062gained attention\u2063 from the National Weather Service and viral social\u2064 media\u2062 posts. \u200bCastor also encountered \u200da\u200c tornado later in the day, highlighting the\u200b adventurous life of\u2064 storm\u200d chasers like him. Veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/horrifying-images-emerge-showing-devastation-from-30-tornadoes-that-struck-several-states\/\" title=\"Horrifying Images Emerge Showing Devastation From 30+ Tornadoes That Struck Several States\">storm chaser<\/a>\u200c Val Castor from \u2062Oklahoma gained\u2062 attention for finding a\u200d potentially record-breaking hailstone in the Texas panhandle. The\u2063 hailstone, larger than his hand, caught the interest of the National Weather Service and went viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>. Castor&#8217;s \u2064encounter\u2064 with\u2062 a tornado later \u200cthe \u2064same day \u200bshowcased\u2063 the \u2064exciting and daring life of storm chasers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 6, 2024 at 2:56pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A veteran Oklahoma storm chaser picked up a piece of hail during a thunderstorm earlier this week in the Texas panhandle that could be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dcccs-new-senior-adviser-remains-on-parole-in-new-york\/\" title=\"DCCC\u2019s New Senior Adviser Remains on Parole in New York\">state record<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Val Castor with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-oklahoma-city-bombing-survivor-tree-dna-to-live-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma City<\/a> CBS affiliate KWTV-TV was chasing a storm near Vigo Park, Texas, Sunday when he made a shocking discovery.<\/p>\n<p>Castor posted a \u201cspiked\u201d hailstone that was larger than his hand on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/facebook-used-facilitate-illegal-immigrants-infiltration-us-border-crossing-fake-work-credentials-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> account.<\/p>\n<p>The post went viral:<\/p>\n<p>The image of the hailstone caught the attention of the National Weather Service\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/planned-parenthood-sues-texas-city-lubbock-boldly-calling-abortion-murder-wont-like-court-just-decided\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lubbock<\/a> office, which replied, \u201cHi Val. Just wanting to verify if that is a 16 oz monster drink?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For good measure, the storm chaser shared numerous other images to show his followers \u2014 and the Lubbock NWS office \u2014 exactly what he had stumbled across.<\/p>\n<p>The hailstone was so large that another person noted, \u201cEverything\u2019s bigger in Texas, including hail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Castor also posted another image of him holding a pineapple to demonstrate just how large the monster of hailstone was:<\/p>\n<p>He estimated his find was at a minimum of seven inches in length.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/weather\/2024\/06\/03\/texas-hail-melon-storm-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> reported the Texas state record for a hailstone was set on April 28, 2021, near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/city-san-antonio-spent-300k-just-keep-chick-fil-airport-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Antonio<\/a>. It measured 6.4 inches.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the day Sunday, Castor did find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/drone-fly-shows-happens-wind-turbine-meets-tornado-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a tornado<\/a> in the Texas Panhandle near the town of Silverton \u2014 just about 20 miles from Vigo Park.<\/p>\n<p>No injuries or deaths were reported from the twister.<\/p>\n<p>Val and his wife Amy Castor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/news9-storm-trackers-val-amy-172324411.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made headlines<\/a> last month when they flipped their vehicle over live on the air while chasing a storm on Interstate 40 in western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mysterious-object-spotted-oklahoma-city-night-sky-local-news-cant-even-get-bottom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both were uninjured in the rollover crash, Val\u2019s brother, Von Castor \u2013 a storm chaser for KOTV in Tulsa \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/voncastorstormtracker\/posts\/pfbid02EDo6yH1yPoHXDwasQSYMiErPJdz316yr3X4hzJv3bh7eEARN1BsqPwnTTmNHqdT8l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. 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Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed trStephen A. Smith Lights Up Analyst Over WNBA Delusion, Caitlin Clark Jealousy &#8211; &#8216;Who Talks About the WNBA?!&#8217;uth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44767\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44767\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44767\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44767\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44767\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Johnathan Jones has worked as a reporter, an editor, and producer in radio, television and digital media.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Johnathan &#8220;Kipp&#8221; Jones has worked as an editor and producer in radio and television. He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran storm chaser Val Castor, from Oklahoma, grabbed a potentially record-breaking hailstone in Texas this week. Castor, associated with KWTV-TV, encountered the impressive hail during a storm chase near Vigo Park, Texas, on Sunday. 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