Why hailstones

The hailstone nuclei is lifted on the top of the cumulonimbus by the strong updrafts. Once situated on the upper part of the cloud, the hailstone falls down and is lifted again.

Each time the hailstone goes through an area with a lot of supercooled water, it grows in size and increases in weight. Once it becomes too heavy, the hailstone is either ejected from the top of the cloud because of the intertia or falls from the bottom because of gravity.

Hail is destructive to cars, crops, greenhouses, etc… But the largest hailstones are dangerous not only for fixed objects but also to human and animal life. The video was awesome! We could hear the hailstones hitting the car! We are wondering if hailstones ever go into tornados??? Oct 23, Hey, Wonder Monsters! Mae Apr 10, Thats soooooo cool!!!

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Dec 3, Sep 7, Laken Walker May 6, I wondered why rain turned to hail. Now I know! From Laken Age 7. Wonderopolis May 6, Felicia Feb 9, This is really interesting. I think I understand what hail is, but when I think of ice falling from the sky, I think of sleet. How do I explain the difference? Is it just the difference between hot weather and cold weathers? Wonderopolis Feb 10, Wonderopolis Oct 24, Carlene Robinson Jul 17, Wonderopolis Jul 17, Hi Wonderopolis!

A frozen droplet begins to fall from a cloud during a storm, but is pushed back up into the cloud by a strong updraft of wind. When the hailstone is lifted, it hits liquid water droplets. Those droplets then freeze to the hailstone, adding another layer to it. The hailstone eventually falls to Earth when it becomes too heavy to remain in the cloud, or when the updraft stops or slows down.

Certain parts of the world receive more hail than others. The approach of the summer monsoon season in India brings severe thunderstorms, often with tornado es and hail. A particularly deadly hail storm in Moradabad, India, in killed more than people. China also experiences frequent hail storms, as do parts of the Midwestern United States. Not surprisingly, people have tried to find ways to prevent hail. In the 18th century, Europeans began trying to prevent hail by firing cannon s into clouds and ringing church bells.

In the 20th century, Russia and the United States tried cloud seeding. Cloud seeding is adding chemical particles into clouds from rocket s or aircraft. Cloud seeding is thought to control rain and hail. There is no clear evidence that any of these techniques are effective. Photograph by Rajeev Purohit , MyShot. The hailstones were reported to weigh up to a kilogram 2 pounds. Hail and Farewell In , a hailstorm outside Paris, France, killed hundreds of invading English soldiers.

It measured Monsoon usually refers to the winds of the Indian Ocean and South Asia, which often bring heavy rains. The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit.

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