6.4-inch hailstone that dropped near San Antonio may have broken state records, weather service says
The jagged hailstone, which weighed 1.26 pounds, was found in the small city of Hondo after April 28 storms.
7:02 PM on May 7, 2021 CDT
The National Weather Service says a giant hailstone that dropped from the sky last week during a storm near San Antonio may have broken Texas records.
The jagged hailstone measured 6.4 inches in diameter and was found in the small city of Hondo after a storm April 28, which brought large hail to several areas across Central Texas, the weather service said. The stone weighed 1.26 pounds.
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Seated, left to right: Red Cloud, Little Wound (ca 1835-1899), Yellow Bear (ca 1844-1913), Iron Crow, He Dog (ca 1840-1936)
Standing, left to right: Probably F.C. Boucher (or another interpreter), Little Big Man, Big Road, Young Man Afraid of His Horses (1836-1893), Three Bears, William Garnett (also known as Billy Hunter, interpreter)
Photo Credit: Mathew Brady, Courtesy Library of Congress
In September 1877, Red Cloud and Spotted Tail led a delegation of 10 Oglala, 10 Brulé and three Arapaho leaders to Washington, D.C. They traveled from Nebraska to meet with President Rutherford B. Hayes in opposition to the consolidation of their Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies on the Missouri River. President Hayes heard their case, and in a compromise, required the tribes to move to the Missouri River site for the winter, but in the spring of 1878 they could choose permanent reservations. The delegation sat for three images for Mathew Brady in his Washington, D.C
Damaging winds, hail once again in the forecast for San Antonio
May 3, 2021
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San Antonio could see another round of storms Monday afternoon into the evening hours, forecasters say. National Weather ServiceShow MoreShow Less
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San Antonio could see another round of severe weather Monday evening.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Matthew Brady says the best shot of storms will hit between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., with storms becoming severe rather quickly if conditions are right.
According to the NWS, the main threat will be along the I-35 corridor. San Antonio is at a marginal risk for severe storms.
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The ACPL s Curt Witcher stands at the future entrance of the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research on the main floor.
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An artist rendering shows the display area of the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research, which will contain photos, documents and other items on the main floor of the library downtown.
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Photos of Abraham Lincoln and his family will be on display in the new Rolland Center for Lincoln Research at the Allen County Public Library downtown. The center is currently under construction on the main floor of the library.
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Robert E. Lee in Uniform.
Robert E. Lee had a reputation as one of the finest officers in the United States Army. Therefore, Abraham Lincoln offered Lee the command of the federal forces in April 1861. Nevertheless, Lee declined and tendered his resignation from the Army when Virginia seceded on April 17th. He argued that he could not fight against his people. Instead, he accepted a general’s commission for the newly formed Confederate Army.
His first military battle of the Civil War was at Cheat Mountain, Virginia (now West Virginia) on September 11, 1861.
Although the Union won, Lee’s reputation withstood the public criticism that followed the battle. He then served as military advisor to the late President Jefferson Davis until June 1862. Following that, he was given command of General Joseph E. Johnston’s embattled army on the Virginia peninsula.