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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

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

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