You've likely seen it, even though you may not know what it is, small pellets of ice. This is not hail, nor is it sleet. This is what is known as graupel. So how do these hail lookalikes form and ...

To be considered severe hail, the ice pellet must be at least an inch in diameter or roughly the size of a quarter. TEXAS HAIL RISING?: Are extreme hail events becoming more common in Houston?