How is hail catigorized?

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How is hail catigorized?

2007-01-21 06:52:13 · 2 answers · asked by Matt W 1 in Environment

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Of course clouds contain water. Water droplets form around dust also in the clouds. In a storm cloud, winds lift these water droplets high enough to freeze them. Then, if the winds are strong enough, the ice rises again and again, gathering more water which is turned to more ice, etc. The stronger the winds in the cloud the bigger the hail can become. Finally the ice pellet is too heavy for the winds to keep blowing it up and down and it falls to the ground as hail, a form of precipitation.

2007-01-21 07:40:48 · answer #1 · answered by Twizard113 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It is a form of precipitation.

It can go from pebble-sized to grapefruit/softball-sized.

2007-01-21 15:10:43 · answer #2 · answered by Rat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋