If you thought you saw ice falling from the sky this morning, your eyes were not deceiving you. But it was also neither sleet ...
With severe weather, many just think of thunderstorms or tornadoes. However, graupel and hail can also be present during severe storms. So what are they, and what's the difference between the two?
How does hail form? First, we need a thunderstorm to develop. As it strengthens, the updraft or vertical wind becomes faster.
A supercell thunderstorm this week produced an Illinois record for largest hailstones. What is the largest hail recorded in ...
Hail is described in the glossary of the American Meteorological Society as "Precipitation in the form of balls or irregular lumps of ice..." So, how is hail more likely during the warmer months of ...
How rare are supercell thunderstorms in the Coastal Bend? There are different types of thunderstorms; supercells are fairly rare in the Coastal Bend, but have occurred many times in the past.