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What is Hail?

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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Glossary

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.