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 ...

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.

Hail is a form of precipitation consisting of solid ice that forms inside thunderstorm updrafts. Hail can damage aircraft, homes and cars, and can be deadly to livestock and people. How does hail form ...

New attribution research shows how extra heat in the atmosphere can turn thunderstorms into factories for dangerous, softball-size hail.

SHAMROCK, Texas (AP) — As severe storms once again soak, twist and pelt the nation’s midsection, a team of dozens of scientists is driving into them to study one of the nation’s costliest but ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Hail size is important for categorizing how much damage a particular thunderstorm can do. Thankfully, the smaller the hail, the more common it is and the larger the size, the ...