Central Texas has seen numerous instances of hail roughly the size of DVDs over the past month, sparked by huge thunderstorms ...

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

Hail is formed when strong updrafts in thunderstorms ... The clarity of a hailstone depends on how fast supercooled water freezes on a growing stone. If it is an instant freeze, air bubbles ...

Baseball hail? More like baseball-cap-sized hail fell in Texas on the Memorial Day weekend, but it may not be a record.

MOLINE, Ill. — Recently, we talked about why hail varies in size depending on different wind speeds within severe thunderstorms. What about the shape, though? Diane from Rock Island recently ...

Colorado is one of the most hail-prone states in the U.S. with a hail season from April to September and hail stones that can reach ... The glass on each spike is up to an inch and a half thick.

It will take a few months for officials to determine whether the hail stone truly set a new state record in Texas. If its size is confirmed, it would take the crown from the 6.4-inch-long hail ...

This photo provided by KWTV shows a hail stone, Sunday, June 2, 2024, near Vigo Park, Texas. The National Weather Service in Lubbock, Texas, said they believe the stone, which measured more than 7 ...

Expect to see larger hail and more intense hailstorms as the ... creating growth layers and the knobby appearance that big stones get as they spin and tumble in the clouds. The longer a stone ...

engineers created custom equipment that can manufacture perfectly round synthetic hail stones of various sizes–a lot of them. IBHS Researcher Jake Sorber estimates, “If we're running at full ...

Insurance companies can't predict exactly where severe hail storms will fall or how big the stones might be. That uncertainty, combined with the escalating cost of payouts for previous hail storms ...