Midwest hit by massive chunks of 'gorilla hail' : NPR
Mar 14, 2024 · Huge chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night during a severe thunderstorm. The baseball-sized ice brought traffic to a standstill on Interstate Highway 70, prompting...
Risk for severe storms at Level 1 for Monday night; damaging …
Nov 4, 2024 · Isolated storms may become severe with strong straight line winds, large hail, heavy rain, and the low risk of a tornado. (HRRR model depicted - actual locations of storms may vary) #txwx pic ...
8 Facts About Hail You Might Not Know | Weather.com
Mar 14, 2024 · The map below is all of the large hail reports (1 inch or larger diameter) in the U.S. during 2023, which illustrates how most of the nation's hail activity is concentrated east of the...
Severe Weather 101: Hail Basics - NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory
Hail falls when it becomes heavy enough to overcome the strength of the thunderstorm updraft and is pulled toward the earth by gravity. Smaller hailstones can be blown away from the updraft by horizontal winds, so larger hail typically falls closer to the updraft than smaller hail.
Storm carrying massive ‘gorilla hail’ hits parts of Kansas and …
Mar 14, 2024 · LOUIS (AP) — Massive chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night, bringing traffic to a standstill along Interstate 70, as storms unleashed possible tornadoes and meteorologists urged residents to stay indoors.
Monday brings Houston wind, hail risk as cold front approaches
Nov 4, 2024 · The unseasonably humid air mass in place will result in the potential for strong storms as the battle between warm and cooler air sets up. Damaging wind and large hail will be possible Monday ...
‘Baseball Size’ Hail Falls in Texas as Storms Whip Across South
Apr 27, 2023 · Hail as large as baseballs fell in Texas on Wednesday, officials said, as thunderstorms whipped across parts of the American South and forecasters warned of possible damage from flying debris...
Hail size comparison: How severe weather brings large chunks of ice
Jun 16, 2024 · Storm chasers near Vigo Park, Texas, about 50 miles southeast of Amarillo, discovered an enormous hailstone – about 7 inches in diameter – on June 2, the size and shape of a pineapple, according...
US weather: Wide-reaching storm to unload large hail and ... - CNN
Apr 15, 2024 · Millions of people in the central US are facing severe thunderstorms early this week that will pack damaging wind gusts, large hail and tornadoes as a wide-reaching storm system strengthens...
How does hail form? The icy storm phenomenon, explained - USA TODAY
Jul 17, 2023 · Summer storms can bring large, damaging hail in the central and eastern U.S. Here's how hail forms and how hailstones can grow dangerously large.