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It doesn't have to be cold. In fact hail forms best if it is fairly warm near the ground. No matter how warm it is at the ground, temperatures in the upper troposphere are very cold, though extactly how cold can vary. Hail forms in thunderstorms with strong updrafts. Such storms form best when the lower troposphere is warmer than normal while the upper troposphere is cooler than normal.
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Do tornadoes contain rain and hail?
A blizzard means snow coming down at a rapid rate accompanied by high wind. Hail would not be a normal feature of a blizzard. The phrase 'a blizzard of hail' does not refer to an actual blizzard, but instead a hailstorm accompanied by high wind.
Which has larger diameter hail or sleet?
Hail typically has a larger diameter than sleet. Hail is formed when frozen raindrops are carried by updrafts in thunderstorms, allowing them to grow larger before falling to the ground. Sleet, on the other hand, is formed when rain freezes into ice pellets as it falls through a layer of cold air near the ground.
Can snow occur during a tornado?
No. Tornadoes are often accompanied by rain or hail, but if it is cold enough for snow, it is too cold for a tornado.
How hail breaks rocks?
Hail is frozen rain drops, hail is not strong enough to break rocks on impact.The hail melts, the water seeps into cracks in the rocks.When the weather turns cold the water turns into ice and expands slightly, eventually over many years this process repeats at the rock breaks.
What type of precipitation forms when rain drops pass through cold air and freeze before the ground?
Hail
Is a hail cannon cold?
yes a hail cannon is cold
Is hail cold or hot?
Hail is typically cold because it forms in cold thunderstorm clouds where temperatures at high altitudes are below freezing. As hail falls to the ground, it may retain its cold temperature even if it melts slightly on the way down.
Is hail hot while falling?
No. Hail is ice; it is cold.
Why is hail so cold?
Hail is cold because it is ice. More specifically, hail originates very high in the atmosphere, where it is always very cold. When a hailstone is large enough it falls back to the ground fast enough that it does not have time to warm back up.
What type of climate does hail form in?
cold
Where can you find hail in the US?
somewhere cold
Can a blizzard produce hail?
No. Hail is a product of severe thunderstorms. Conditions during a blizzard are too cold to support the convection needed for hail.
Why does it become very cold after a hailstrom?
because ice is cold and hail is ice
What is the connotation of hail?
something cold and wet and painful
When it is cold water drops may freeze and fall as?
hail
Why does hail not fall through every thunderstorm?
sometimes it isn't cold enough for the hail to fall in it's ice form.
What steps in order does it take to make hail?
Hail is formed within cumulonimbus clouds during thunderstorms when updrafts carry raindrops into extremely cold regions of the atmosphere. The raindrops freeze into ice as they are lifted higher into the cloud. This process continues as the ice particles collide with supercooled water droplets, growing larger and heavier until finally falling to the ground as hailstones once they become too heavy for the updrafts to support.
