Randomguy Posted March 16, 2022 Share #1 Posted March 16, 2022 Hail forms as droplets of water are carried upward into a thunderstorm. Updraughts carry them into parts of the atmosphere where the air is cold enough to freeze the droplets. Moisture from the air accumulates on the outside of the drops of ice as it moves through the air, causing the hailstone to grow in onion-like layers. How fast a hailstone grows depends on the amount of moisture in the air. It will continue to grow until the updraught is no longer strong enough to keep it aloft. A 103km/h (64mph) updraft supports hail the size of a golf ball, while one 27% faster can create hailstones the size of baseballs, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. More humid air and more powerful updraughts will bring bigger hailstones. Often larger hailstones will fall closer to the updraught while smaller hailstones will fall further away, often blown there by cross winds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jsharr ★ Posted March 16, 2022 Share #3 Posted March 16, 2022 I live on the edge of hail alley. Seen stuff like the car above happen. I even remember a story about hail hitting a man in the head in Dallas and killing him. Big hail is freaking scary. https://www.geographyrealm.com/geography-hail-united-states/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 16, 2022 Share #4 Posted March 16, 2022 Ummmmm...... that last picture looks like he beat his car with a rock. I see the weapon evidence in his hand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 16, 2022 Share #5 Posted March 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Ummmmm...... that last picture looks like he beat his car with a rock. I see the weapon evidence in his hand She has a rock too! Crazy! No chance they tried to use the rocks to hold the tarp down during the storm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted March 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Ummmmm...... that last picture looks like he beat his car with a rock. I see the weapon evidence in his hand I am sure they are illustrating the large size of the hail for the photos, it isn't like they wanted photographic evidence of them beating on the car with rocks for a hail story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 16, 2022 Share #7 Posted March 16, 2022 37 minutes ago, jsharrwick said: No chance they tried to use the rocks to hold the tarp down during the storm. As an insurance investigator.... I say no. Claim denied. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted March 16, 2022 I have been in a hailstorm where the hail was the size of raquetballs. The first few to hit were melty and slushy, then I pulled under some trees and avoided any damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 16, 2022 Share #9 Posted March 16, 2022 I read a story about a guy who was swimming and got stuck in a hail storm. Baseball size hail. He made his way to a channel marker buoy and held on for life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted March 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, donkpow said: I read a story about a guy who was swimming and got stuck in a hail storm. Baseball size hail. He made his way to a channel marker buoy and held on for life. Yikes! Big hail could knock you into amnesia, Jason Bourne-style! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted March 16, 2022 Share #11 Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Randomguy said: Hail forms as droplets of water are carried upward into a thunderstorm. Updraughts carry them into parts of the atmosphere where the air is cold enough to freeze the droplets. Moisture from the air accumulates on the outside of the drops of ice as it moves through the air, causing the hailstone to grow in onion-like layers. How fast a hailstone grows depends on the amount of moisture in the air. It will continue to grow until the updraught is no longer strong enough to keep it aloft. A 103km/h (64mph) updraft supports hail the size of a golf ball, while one 27% faster can create hailstones the size of baseballs, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. More humid air and more powerful updraughts will bring bigger hailstones. Often larger hailstones will fall closer to the updraught while smaller hailstones will fall further away, often blown there by cross winds. dang, that's one hail-raisin' storm! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 16, 2022 Share #12 Posted March 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, 12string said: dang, that's one hail-raisin' storm! Here is the one I recall. https://www.weather.gov/fwd/mayfest15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 16, 2022 Share #13 Posted March 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, jsharrwick said: Here is the one I recall. https://www.weather.gov/fwd/mayfest15 No pictures? That's boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 16, 2022 Share #14 Posted March 16, 2022 11 minutes ago, Kzoo said: No pictures? That's boring. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 16, 2022 Share #15 Posted March 16, 2022 Russian ice balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VladyP Posted March 16, 2022 Share #16 Posted March 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, donkpow said: Russian ice balls. I have had those before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 16, 2022 Share #17 Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, VladyP said: I have had those before. Are you sure or did you just wish you had them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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