In recent years, the term "gorilla hail" has emerged in meteorological circles to describe exceptionally large and destructive hailstones. Coined by storm chaser and meteorologist Reed Timmer, the ...
Hail is a form of precipitation, typically seen in the spring and summertime, that forms inside thunderstorms. Thunderstorms are comprised of very large, towering, cumulus clouds, many of which can ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- After a week of roasting under summer-like temperatures, Southern California underwent a dramatic cooling Tuesday, with some light rain and hail even falling in select areas.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — From snow and ice to triple-digit heat, and from flash flooding to extreme drought, 2024 had it all. Meteorologist Kristen Currie said it was “the powerhouse.” Meteorologist Sean Kelly ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s been that kind of year. An iceberg the size of Los Angeles broke off the main coast of Antarctica last week. On Saturday, Florida residents were shoveling ice after a ...
A new study published this week may cause a collective groan among those who have had a car dented or a windshield shattered by large hailstones. Expect to see larger hail and more intense hailstorms ...
Oh 'hail' no. Social media posts capturing the aftermath of a recent Texas storm have gone viral after images and videos showed hailstones — piled three feet deep in some places, officials said — ...
A massive ice disk that first appeared in Maine in 2019, spinning slowly and ominously on the Presumpscot River in the town of Westbrook, is back. Personally, I welcome the return of our icy disk ...
After early calls for mild impacts from a cold front across Texas, forecasters are now saying North Texas towns could be pummeled with 2-inch, or “egg-sized,” hail Wednesday afternoon. This would mark ...
A field being covered in ice might be something that could be seen in the NFL-- not in the middle of the summer on an MLB diamond. But that was exactly what the scene looked like at Coors Field prior ...
Another winter storm is on the way to New Jersey. Though it will be starting out as rain, as temperatures turn colder Friday, the rain is expected to turn into different types of icy pellets, making ...
Hailstones of record size are falling left and right, and hailstorm damage is growing. But there is surprisingly little research to explain why. By Oliver Whang In August, a couple of days before his ...