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Asked by lexy10 to Austin, Kirsty, Nicola, Nike, Sarah on 18 Jun 2012.
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Kirsty Ross answered on 18 Jun 2012:
Hail stones are a form of solid rain. They are lumps of ice that can be between 0.5cm and 20cm across! They are formed as water is drawn up through thunderstorms into air that is below freezing. As the water rises, it cools and freezes and begins to fall. If there is enough wind in the storm, this may happen several times and the hail stone will grow in layers like a pearl.
More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail
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Austin Elliott answered on 18 Jun 2012:
The idea of a 20 cm hailstone (see Kirsty’s answer) is pretty scary..!
Luckily for me I don’t think I’ve ever been hit by one bigger than a centimetre..
Comments
lexy10 commented on :
thx for the information! I found that really interesting. Thank you!!! 😀
lexy10 commented on :
ok, so that is how big hail stones can get!??!!! WOW!!!!! That is amazing!!
Kirsty commented on :
You are welcome! We don’t tend to see that many thunderstorms here in the UK, but in the US they can definitely get that big. They are big enough to break car windows and heavily damage crops.
lexy10 commented on :
wow tht is bad