The largest hail ever recorded was observed in Vivian, South Dakota. On July 11, 2011, an 8″ diameter piece of hail -- the size of a volleyball -- was found. It’s likely that piece of hail required a ...

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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Large balls of ice fell from the sky over Randolph County on Tuesday! Of course, we know this as hail. This hailstorm was no joke. Ping-pong-sized hailstones were felt from ...

Some central Iowa communities got an unexpected, and possibly unwelcome, surprise Wednesday evening as thunderstorms rolled in, along with hail.In Fort Dodge, hail ranged in size from pea- and ...

Dozens of researchers and students are chasing thunderstorms across the country this summer to collect data for what experts say is the largest hail study conducted in the United States in more than ...