Month: April 2022

Why hailstorm happens?

When it hails, it is because raindrops have developed inside a cumulonimbus cloud. Inside the cloud — which are generally indicators that a storm is coming — water vapor comes in, transforming rain droplets into crystals of ice. These droplets get bigger as more freeze, and eventually they become so big, they have to fall. …

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How do hailstorms start?

Hailstorms are typically a byproduct of severe thunderstorms. Hailstones begin to form when raindrops are carried upward by a storm into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere and freeze, and continue to grow when they collide with water droplets that freeze onto the hailstone’s surface. This begs the inquiry “What happens during a hailstorm?” Some …

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