Rotating, long-lived, severe thunderstorms called supercells tend to produce the largest hail. In supercells, hailstones can be suspended for 10-15 minutes or more in strong thunderstorm updrafts, ...

A cold front brought storms with heavy rain, strong winds, and hail to central Ohio over the weekend. Unlike snow, which forms from frozen water vapor, hail is created inside strong thunderstorms.

“The stars weren’t big enough,” Mark Popinchalk said. “Stars are really big.” Popinchalk, a postdoctoral fellow at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, was voicing a quibble with ...

Tornadoes may be the most talked-about severe weather threat, but hailstorms can give them a run for their money when it comes to damage and cost. Similar to rain or snow, hail is a type of ...