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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Today we will learn how hail stones form and grow to be different sizes. Start with the smaller ping-pong ball. Turn the hair dryer on high and point it straight up in the air. *Use the cool ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At 6:11 p.m., the hail slackened momentarily, so I donned a hard hat and sprinted outside to collect some stones before they melted. Some were the size of grapefruits. I emptied my hail freezer ...

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 ...