Here’s how hail forms, how hailstorms may be changing, and some tips for staying safe. Hail begins as tiny crystals of ice that are swept into a thunderstorm’s updraft. As these ice embryos collide ...

Eventually the weight of the hail stone will exceed the force of the updraft and the hailstone will fall from the cloud to ...

A cold front brought storms with heavy rain, strong winds, and hail to central Ohio over the weekend. Unlike snow, which forms from frozen water vapor, hail is created inside strong thunderstorms.