hail

A look at hailstorms, explaining how and why hailstones form, and discussing the damage hailstorms can cause.

Explains the science behind different kinds of weather and includes footage of hurricanes, tornadoes, and hail.

An explanation of everyday weather forms and the forces that cause them. Learn about the sky, storm clouds and water pressure. A meteorologist demonstrates how measurement and observation of rainfall helps determine the forecast. Hands-on demonstrations showing that air has weight.

Learn where these dangerous storms hit, how you can stay safe, and how a tiny piece of ice can grow into a hailstorm.

Children will learn how water is changed into different forms of precipitation.

Describes historical ice and hail storms, the science and causes of icy storms, and methods of studying this kind of weather, and also includes a glossary and a list of related resources.

Describes hailstorms, how they begin, how hailstones are formed, the damage they can cause, and safety precautions to observe during such storms.

A simple explanation of the water cycle, clouds, water vapor, condensation, evaporation, rain, and hail.