Marble Sized Hail

There were many more reports of of pea and marble size hail.

Marble sized hail. Photo courtesy of jaqlyn avouris. Makes holes in leaves and flowering plants. The largest hailstone recovered in the u s. 0 4 1 8 inches.

Fell in vivian sd on june 23 2010 with a diameter of 8 inches. When marble sized hail is reported we must decide if it s a big marble or small marble and how big of. We encourage measurement not estimation of hail size. Marble sized hail 1 2 inch marble sized hail can also fall into this safe zone and not normally cause damage to a roof.

However it should be noted that hail is produced by wind updrafts shooting raindrops higher into the atmosphere where it freeze before it falls to your roof. Piles of large hail near midland. The more extreme the wind the larger hailstones will be. Breaks glass scrapes paint and wood dents metal perforates tents.

Strips leaves off plants damages vegetables in gardens. 0 2 1 2 inches. Converting traditional hail size descriptions traditional object to size conversion for assessment and translation of severe hail reports. Hail is usually pea sized to marble sized but big thunderstorms can produce big hail.