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Hail forms in storm clouds when supercooled water droplets freeze on contact with condensation nuclei, such as dust or dirt. The storm's updraft blows the hailstones to the upper part of the cloud. The updraft dissipates and the hailstones fall down, back into the updraft, and are lifted up again. The hailstone gains an ice layer and grows increasingly larger with each ascent. Once a hailstone becomes too heavy to be supported by the storm's updraft, it falls from the cloud. In large hailstones, latent heat released by further freezing may melt the outer shell of the hailstone. The hailstone then may undergo 'wet growth', where the liquid outer shell collects other smaller hailstones.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoBecause the updraft in a nimbostratus cloud or thunderstorm cloud send water molecules up into the colder part of the cloud causing the water to freeze. This process can happen numerous times to make the hail bigger before it falls out of the cloud.
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∙ 8y agoIce pellets add layers of ice as they are carried up and down in a cumulonimbus cloud.
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∙ 11y agoIt falls when the hail or hailstones get to heavy and fall down from the cloud all the way to the ground
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∙ 12y agoBecause there is lots of ice in the air
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Most common areas for hailstorms?
The Midwest and southern states have the most hailstorms, but they can occur wherever there is enough uplift in the storm cell to allow for water to freeze and fall as hail.
How hailstorms are formed?
Hailstorms form when water evaporates and travels high into the atmosphere. Ice crystals are formed, which eventually become large enough to fall back to Earth.
Where is hail most likely to occur geographically?
Hail is found anywhere thunderstorms occur, especially severe storms. This would be most places in the mid-latitudes, especially continental locations. The tropics have lots of thunderstorms but not as many generate hail. Some of the most frequent hail occurs in mountainous areas due to the orographic lift that allows updrafts to become stronger. It is very common and hail can be quite large in northern India and parts of China. Hailstorms can also occur frequently across much of Europe.
How are hailstorms and floods alike?
Hail is made out of water, and floods are water!
What section of the library would you find what causes hail historic hailstorms the cost of hail storms hail ally hail storms around the world and hail storms in space?
Ask the Librarian.
Do hailstorms occur in IL?
Hailstorms can occur anywhere, with the right conditions.
Where do most hailstorms occur?
Hailstorms can happen almost anywhere in the world. However, they are most likely to occur in the central plains and also the southern states.
In what conditions are hailstorms most likey to occur What regions do these storms occur most frequently?
occur means something that people can predict and will happen
Most common areas for hailstorms?
The Midwest and southern states have the most hailstorms, but they can occur wherever there is enough uplift in the storm cell to allow for water to freeze and fall as hail.
How often do hailstorms occur?
often like 300 years later or 1,000,000 years later...my science teacher told me this.
How hailstorms are formed?
Hailstorms form when water evaporates and travels high into the atmosphere. Ice crystals are formed, which eventually become large enough to fall back to Earth.
What energy source do hailstorms use?
Hailstorms are a variety of thunderstorms. Thunderstorms get their energy from latent heat stored in water vapor.
How are hailstorms necessary?
global warming
Why do hailstorms have layers?
Hailstorms have layers because it makes the hail get bigger. That way it can be more powerful and big when it falls down to the Earth.
Who is hailstorms lead singer?
Lzzy Hale
Can a hailstorm kill us?
Yes, hailstorms can be fatal.
Where is hail most likely to occur geographically?
Hail is found anywhere thunderstorms occur, especially severe storms. This would be most places in the mid-latitudes, especially continental locations. The tropics have lots of thunderstorms but not as many generate hail. Some of the most frequent hail occurs in mountainous areas due to the orographic lift that allows updrafts to become stronger. It is very common and hail can be quite large in northern India and parts of China. Hailstorms can also occur frequently across much of Europe.
