Marble Sized Hail

The more extreme the wind the larger hailstones will be.

Marble sized hail.

Piles of large hail near midland. Fell in vivian sd on june 23 2010 with a diameter of 8 inches. Makes holes in leaves and flowering plants. Hail becomes severe when it is 1 inch or larger in diameter or about the size of a quarter.

However it should be noted that hail is produced by wind updrafts shooting raindrops higher into the atmosphere where it freeze before it falls to your roof. Marble sized hail 1 2 inch marble sized hail can also fall into this safe zone and not normally cause damage to a roof. Strips leaves off plants damages vegetables in gardens. The largest hailstone recovered in the u s.

We encourage measurement not estimation of hail size. Converting traditional hail size descriptions traditional object to size conversion for assessment and translation of severe hail reports. Hail is usually pea sized to marble sized but big thunderstorms can produce big hail. Large hail in eastern lapeer county.

Photo courtesy of jaqlyn avouris. 0 4 1 8 inches. Breaks glass scrapes paint and wood dents metal perforates tents. 0 6 2 4 inches.