Along with Oklahoma's spring showers comes an interesting, yet annoying, phenomenon: hail. Hail often accompanies thunderstorms, and while it's not as devastating as a tornado, it can cause some ...

When severe weather strikes in Tennessee, hail can pose a significant threat. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, strong surface winds can make hail fall at an angle or ...

ATLANTA — Hailstones form inside thunderstorms. Even though they are made of ice, hailstones are typically a springtime or summer-time thunderstorm type of precipitation. A hailstone starts out as a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Five warned severe thunderstorms rolled through Western New York yesterday, affecting most of the region. Storm reports included hail up to 1.75″ in diameter and winds up to 60 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Hail fell in parts of the Tampa Bay area during severe storms Wednesday night. More thunderstorms are expected on Thursday and Friday, bringing the threat of hail and damaging winds ...

Colorado ranks among the most hail-prone states in the country, according to data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The state consistently places between first and fourth nationwide ...

Welcome Back to The Climate Classroom! Last time, we explored how hail forms when cold water droplets collide inside thunderstorms. Today, we’ll discover how thunderstorms hold chunks of ice in the ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND — When cold, unstable air sweeps across the Great Lakes in fall and early winter, it can trigger lake-effect precipitation. This week, lake rain showers have streamed in with periodic bursts ...

Precipitation can take a variety of forms with each one posing its own hazards. Much of the precipitation that falls throughout the year begins as snowflakes high in the clouds. The snowflakes form as ...