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Hail is a form of solid precipitation. [1] It is distinct from ice pellets (American English "sleet"), though the two are often confused. [2] It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called a hailstone. [3]
Hail. Megacryometeor; Ice pellets; ... also called firenado and fire tornado; Flood ... widespread livestock death, mainly by starvation, caused by climatic conditions;
A fire whirl, fire devil or fire tornado is a whirlwind induced by a fire and often (at least partially) composed of flame or ash. These start with a whirl of wind , often made visible by smoke , and may occur when intense rising heat and turbulent wind conditions combine to form whirling eddies of air.
Hail damage destroys windshield of vehicle in Colorado. (Twitter/Dr. Fiona Jardine) Five years ago, Colorado experienced an enormously powerful hailstorm that left the Denver area with over $2 ...
Over 20,000 People were evacuated from West Edmonton Mall when the weight from the hail and rain caused the glass roofs to shatter. [16] 20–21 April 2006 San Marcos, Texas, US Hail of sizes up to 10 cm (3.9 in) [17] [18] results in 10,000 auto claims, 7,000 homeowner and commercial property claims ranging between $100–160 million insured ...
Hail is a chunk of ice that can fall during thunderstorms. Unlike snow, sleet, freezing rain, and graupel, which occur in colder weather, hail is most common in warm conditions, during spring and ...
Extreme hail damage, not often seen in the Carolinas, was caused by the storms, including ripped-off siding, leaves stripped from trees and shredded vinyl fences.
Analogous to the meteorological distinction between cumulus and cumulonimbus, the CbFg is a fire-aided or caused convective cloud, like a flammagenitus, but with considerable vertical development. The CbFg reaches the upper troposphere or even lower stratosphere and may involve precipitation (although usually light), [ 8 ] hail , lightning ...