Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — This summer in Western New York has certainly been one that many of us will not forget. Countless tornado ...

When severe weather strikes in Tennessee, hail can pose a significant threat. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, strong surface winds can make hail fall at an angle or ...

NORFOLK, Va. — During inclement weather, you may see some ice pellets falling from the sky and wonder whether you’re seeing sleet or hail. There’s a huge difference in how those two ice types develop.

Hail is a form of precipitation consisting of solid ice that forms inside thunderstorm updrafts. Hail can damage aircraft, homes and cars, and can be deadly to livestock and people. How does hail form ...

YORK. WE MENTIONED EARLIER IT IS SEVERE WEATHER WEEK IN IOWA AND NEBRASKA, AND TODAY WE’RE HIGHLIGHTING HAIL AND WIND. WELL, METEOROLOGIST CAITLIN HARVEY SHOWS US HOW HAIL FORMS IN OUR WEATHER. EXTRA.

When you think of hail, you probably think of loud, hard objects pounding on the roof of a building, worry about your car getting struck by hail, or wonder how big hail can get. Let’s break it down to ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Monday afternoon turned stormy and noisy! Downpours popped up across Connecticut, producing more than just heavy rain. Hail was reported in several towns: from Simsbury to ...

ATLANTA — Hailstones form inside thunderstorms. Even though they are made of ice, hailstones are typically a springtime or summer-time thunderstorm type of precipitation. A hailstone starts out as a ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - We’ve seen a few reports of hail from storms earlier this week but how does it form? Meteorologist Matt Bullock explains how hail is formed. It come in many shapes and sizes ...

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 asked ...

In high school Earth science, you likely learned that hailstorms form when strong upward winds push water droplets to freezing altitudes, where they solidify and gather additional layers of ice as ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, hail forms when raindrops freeze in extremely cold areas of the atmosphere within thunderstorms. Hailstone sizes range from pea to ...