Simply put, the stronger the updraft leads to a larger hailstone. Watch the video above to see some of the hail that fell on the morning of August 17, and the specific sizes of hail in relation to ...

Hail formation can be broken into two types: wet growth or dry growth, according to the National Weather Service. Here’s what they are: Wet growth During wet growth, evaporated droplets just ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Hail fell in parts of the Tampa Bay area during severe storms Wednesday night. More thunderstorms are expected on Thursday and Friday, bringing the threat of hail and damaging ...

Severe weather awareness week continues with a focus on hail. Let's start with hail formation: frozen water lifted up by updrafts. The stronger the storm, the stronger the updraft.

Although most hailstone growth takes place at temperatures between 14 and -22 degrees Fahrenheit (-10 and -30 degrees Celsius), the researchers also discovered that hail “embryos” can develop ...