Mammoth hail keeps pelting parts of Central Texas. Cantaloupe-size hail — approximately six inches in diameter — was recovered following rotating supercell thunderstorms earlier this week.

Mammoth hail keeps pelting parts of central Texas. Cantaloupe-size hail – approximately 6 inches in diameter – was recovered following rotating supercell thunderstorms earlier this week.

For hail to reach 2.00″ in diameter, the size of a hen egg, the updraft needs to be around 69 mph. Grapefruit-sized hail, which is over 4.00″ in diameter, needs an updraft speed of around 98 mph.

A reported tornado and hail caused damage in Eau Claire on Thursday. Baseball-size hail and winds swept through the area, breaking car windows.

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“We got into some 5-plus-inch hail and completely totaled the vehicle,” recalled Gensini, who was a student at the time. “That was my lesson learned.” ...

allowing the hail stone to grow in size. This process is known as accretion. Once the hail stone becomes too heavy for the updraft to keep it suspended in the air, it will come crashing to the ground.

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 hailstones have been documented in ...

neighborhoods on the city's northwest and far west sides saw themselves the target of hail ranging in size from golf balls to apples and even grapefruit. KENS 5 viewers shared photos of that hail ...

The storm could bring 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.KOCO 5 First Alert Storm Chaser Amanda Benton captured a windstorm that was part of a severe thunderstorm near Alfalfa. Open the video ...