New attribution research shows how extra heat in the atmosphere can turn thunderstorms into factories for dangerous, softball-size hail.
This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Hail the size of grapefruit shattered car windows in Johnson City, Texas. In June, 2024, a storm chaser found a hailstone almost as big as a ...
Severe thunderstorm outlooks issued by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center can show a threat level from 1 to 5. They are used to show how widespread and intense severe weather could be on a given day.
In the first installment of this two-part series on hail loss prevention, I presented the results of a real-world case study demonstrating the efficacy of the solar industry’s hail defenses.