HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — How does hail form? NBC Meteorologist Marcelo Rivera Gonzalez explains what needs to ...

A meteorologist at Northern Illinois University explains how hailstorms form and whether Chicagoans should expect more giant chunks of hail in future storms.

Gargantuan hail is something you likely have never heard of. This type of description for hail is reserved for only the biggest stones. Severe warnings for hail start at a quarter-sized hail, and ...

How does hail form? First, we need a thunderstorm to develop. As it strengthens, the updraft or vertical wind becomes faster. Water droplets are swept up by the updraft high into the storm, above the ...

Central Missouri has another chance of observing severe weather on Friday evening and overnight hours. Today's severe weather preparedness week topic, hail and wind safety, goes perfectly with the ...

Oklahoma is no stranger to hail, especially during spring severe weather season. But hail doesn’t just fall from the sky—it forms through a powerful process happening inside thunderstorms. Raindrops ...

While maybe not as flashy as other severe weather threats, hail can be extremely destructive, costly and even fatal. Here’s what you need to know.

Tuesday’s storms look to be the most significant and widespread.

The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center is about to give its severe-weather outlooks a serious upgrade. Starting March 3, 2026, a new “conditional intensity” layer will be added to the ...