(THE CONVERSATION) – Hail the size of grapefruit shattered car windows in Johnson City, Texas. In June, 2024, a storm chaser found a hailstone almost as big as a pineapple. Even larger ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Hail the size of grapefruit shattered car windows in Johnson City, Texas. In June, 2024, a storm chaser found a hailstone almost as big as ...

IN FACT, WE USE THE SCALE HERE TO HELP YOU RELATE HAIL SIZES TO SOMETHING IN NATURE. MAKES IT EASIER WHEN YOU’RE OUT TRYING TO REPORT TO TRY TO GAUGE HOW BIG A STORM IS. THEN, WHEN YOU CAN ...

Hail comes in a variety of sizes, and most people don't look forward to hearing large hail is a possibility during severe weather, fearing damage to their cars or homes. Understanding how hail is ...

WELD COUNTY, Colo. — A round of overnight storms rolled through northern Colorado Tuesday morning, with up to tennis-ball ...

These 3 factors determine hail size. By Anthony Franze , newsroom meteorologist April 3, 2025 Softball-size hail fell across the Texas Hill Country on May 9, 2024.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, hail forms when raindrops freeze in extremely cold areas of the atmosphere within thunderstorms. Hailstone sizes range from pea to ...

Hail size is estimated and reported by comparing it with known objects. These are the official size designations created by the National Weather Service. Hail can be incredibly damaging ...

The higher the emissions, he said, the greater the size of the hailstones, and the hail is largest and most frequent in the worst-case scenario. Warmer temperatures are forecast to create more of ...

At very high altitudes, the air is cold enough (below -40°F) that all liquid water will have frozen into ice, and hailstones need liquid water to grow to an appreciable size. How does hail fall ...

Intense winds, hail, isolated tornadoes and flash flooding are possible Tuesday and Tuesday night, AccuWeather said. A tale of two weather patterns in Texas West Texas needs the rain.