How Does Hail Form? – Best Online Magazine


Hailstones are small ice-balls that drop from the heavens when storms are occurring. Your car can get damaged due to hailstones. The hail damage may need repair based on the size of the hailstones are. This video will explain more about hail.

There are many elements that contribute to hail the formation. The first is that water drops are extremely cold when they are at higher elevations. Yet, they do not turn into ice as they lack zero to freeze. In the next step, a powerful updraft is necessary. The updraft blows the ice pellets way up in the cloud. The ice pellets create an ideal surface for cold water to bind to. This is when the hailstone formation takes place. The formation of a hailstone is only possible if it is stronger than the flow. If the hailstone is too big for the current to carry, it falls onto the ground in a form of hail. This hailstone can be small or huge, and can range from small pebbles to massive baseballs. A hailstone of 20cm in diameter was the largest ever measured. Larger hailstones are extremely dangerous. They may break bones, and your cars windshield.

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