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Weather Tier Board: Snow, Fog, Hail, Thunder
The largest officially measured hailstone, seven point nine inches across, fell in Vivian, South Dakota, in twenty ten; it did not make the board's top spot.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on this story, from Weekend Edition at 7:12 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Wikipedia's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Wikipedia: “Weather”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 7:12 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
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What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThis is Rank It, four kinds of weather, five tiers, and one board that will define how the sky is remembered forever.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI rank everything by how it films. Snow is S tier.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEveryone posts it, nobody gets blamed, and a dog in snow is guaranteed two million views.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSnow, S. I agree, but for a better reason. It forces everyone to slow down and cancel their meetings.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFog goes in F. It's a video of nothing. I held up my phone and got four minutes of gray soup.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFog is a B at worst. It's the sky saying you don't need to see the whole path yet.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe sky is saying nothing, Vera. That's the problem.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHail goes in C. It's rude, it dents things, and it shows up with no warning, like a podcast guest.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPer Wikipedia, the largest hailstone officially measured fell in Vivian, South Dakota, on the twenty-third of July, twenty ten.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSeven point nine inches across. That's a trophy. Hail, A.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSeven point nine inches?

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMoving it up. Anything that big gets a record and a following.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, I'm sold. Thunder, A. It clears the air and everyone finally calls their mother.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe board is official: Snow, S. Hail, A. Thunder, A. Fog, F. Final, no appeals.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCan the stamp come as a sticker pack?
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