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Hailstones
often damage
roofs during a
storm.
Hailstones form in the clouds The clouds and wind can’t
during thunderstorms. Wind hold them. The hail falls to the
carries raindrops up into the ground in a hailstorm. Hail can
cold parts of the atmosphere, hurt. Hailstorms sometimes
where they freeze. Then they damage cars and homes.
collide with water droplets, Luckily, most hailstorms only
gaining layers and growing last a few minutes.
bigger. Eventually, the
hailstones become too heavy.
31
Weight in ounces (880 g) of
the largest hailstone ever
found in the US
• The hailstone measured
8 inches (20 cm) across and
18.6 inches (47 cm) around.
• It fell in Vivian, South Dakota,
on June 23, 2010.
• Hail falls in paths
called hail swaths. 5
