MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (WILX) - Meteorology researchers just wrapped a six-week-long field campaign that was done to study hail.

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According to the researchers, hail typically forms in a temperature “sweet spot” of between roughly -30 and -10 degrees Celsius. However, Zhang’s data showed that embryos of hailstones can ...

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The recorded hail sizes range from 0.75 inches to 4.5 inches in diameter. No deaths or injuries from hail were reported within that time frame. The largest hailstone, measuring 4.50 inches, fell ...

“This work fundamentally changes how we understand hail formation,” Zhang said in a press statement. “By moving beyond assumptions to actual chemical evidence, ...