Hail is formed when raindrops are carried upward by thunderstorm updrafts into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere, causing them to freeze.

The WRAL web team compiled several photos of the hail that you sent through ReportIt here.Click here for more How does hail form? You've got hailstones in pretty much every thunderstorm that forms.

Hail can damage airplanes, your property, your vehicles, and if large enough it can be deadly to both animals and people. Hailstones are formed when raindrops are carried upward by thunderstorm ...

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 ...

Just over halfway into 2023, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has tabulated nearly 400 more reports of hail than all of last year. There have been 4,834 hail reports across ...

With hail a possibility for San Antonio, let's take some time for a brief science lesson.

Graupel forms when snowflakes become coated with ice. Like hail, graupel can occur at any temperature, Patterson said. However, because part of the cloud needs to hit freezing for graupel to form ...

Hail is formed as raindrops are carried up during a thunderstorm into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere, according to the National Weather Service, .

Hail stones ranged from the size of peas to ping pong balls across our area Monday. Posted 2025-05-06T08:55:45+00:00 - Updated 2025-05-06T13:09:21+00:00 Ask the Meteorologist: Why did so many ...