During severe thunderstorms, rising air shoots icy pellets the size of Dippin’ Dots ice cream into the bitter cold of upper atmospheric layers. There, supercooled water freezes onto the small ...
A severe thunderstorm took residents of metro Phoenix by surprise on November 19, with intense footage showing hail “the size ...
Some people love the steady pitter-patter sound of rain on the rooftops. Other people love playing in the snow or watching it fall from inside the warmth of their homes. Hail, however, is rarely met ...
Welcome Back to The Climate Classroom! Last time, we explored how hail forms when cold water droplets collide inside thunderstorms. Today, we’ll discover how thunderstorms hold chunks of ice in the ...
Forget twisters. These storm chasers are after a sneakier hazard: hail. A team of about 70 researchers, armed with high-tech sensors and specially outfitted vehicles, set out across the nation this ...
LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Thunderstorms can happen anytime in the Lowcountry. They can pack a punch with lightning, gusty winds and hail, and though hail isn’t as common here in the Lowcountry, it can ...
The combination of supersized hail and high winds damaged local houses and vehicles, as well as wrecking nearby power pylons, some of which were bent at a near 90-degree angle, Canadian news outlet ...