Every hailstone starts with a tiny particle called an ice nucleus. This could be a speck of dust, a bit of pollen, or even a small ice crystal drifting in the cloud.

Dozens of researchers are chasing, driving and running into storms to collect fresh hail, getting their car bodies and their ...

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 June, 2024, a storm chaser found a hailstone almost as big as a pineapple. Even larger hailstones have been documented in South Dakota , Kansas and Nebraska. Hail has damaged airplanes and even ...

The largest hailstone recovered in the United States fell in Vivian, South Dakota, on June 23, 2010, with a diameter of 8 inches and a circumference of 18.62 inches. It weighed 1 lb 15 oz ...

Dozens of researchers are chasing, driving and running into storms to collect fresh hail, getting their car bodies and their ...

Temperatures are expected to reach the 90s all week. So, how does ice fall from the sky on a hot Florida day? 樂 ...

The hailstone had a diameter of 8 inches, a circumference of 18.62 inches and weighed 1 pound 15 ounces. Hail size is typically estimated by comparing it to familiar objects.

When ranking by circumference, the Nebraska hailstone would be first. Vivian, South Dakota, July 23, 2010: 31 ounces, 8 inches in diameter and 18.6 inches in circumference.

A hailstone that fell in Vivian, South Dakota, on July 23, 2010, ... layers of ice form on a frozen raindrop until the hailstone is heavy enough to fall to the ground. ...

Every year, hailstorms cause billions in damage to homes, businesses, and crops, yet how these ice balls of destruction form in the upper troposphere has remained somewhat of a mystery. The ...