[5] an ice crystal with a diameter of >5 mm (0.20 in) is considered a hailstone Thousands of birds die in a rare hailstorm that hit corpus christi over the weekend. 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. Hail is a type of solid precipitation that forms during thunderstorms It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, known as hailstones
Unlike snow and sleet, hail is most common in the warmer months when strong thunderstorms are more frequent Also stay away from trees as they can lose branches and attract lightning in a storm. Hail, precipitation of balls or pieces of ice with a diameter of 5 mm (about 0.2 inch) to more than 15 cm (about 6 inches) In contrast, ice pellets (sleet Sometimes called small hail) have a diameter less than 5 mm. Hail is supercooled water, which is refrozen in the atmosphere, before falling back to the ground as a sizable ice ball
Imagine balls of ice, some small, some the size of grapefruits, crashing to the ground in a storm
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