hail storm
Sky throws ice
A hail storm is a weather event in which hail—pellets of ice—falls from the sky.
Hail forms when updrafts in thunderstorms carry raindrops into extremely cold upper atmosphere, where they freeze and grow before falling.
Hail storms can damage crops, vehicles, and roofs: The hail storm left dents all over my car.
Also spelled as one word: hailstorm.
- severe weatherDangerous atmospheric phenomena
- ice pelletsSmall frozen precipitation spheres
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
golf ball sized · rainstorm · deluge · tempest · cumulonimbus · updraft · warning systems · take cover · lightning · insurance claims · car insurance · freezing · hurricane · supercooling · squall · wind shear · weather radar · weather warning
hail stormrain shower
Light, brief precipitation
drizzle · mist · light rain · downpour · steady rain
hail stormcalm
Free from agitation
fair weather · mild weather · clear skies · sunny day · tranquility
hail stormclear skies
Absence of cloud cover
sunshine · blue sky · bright day · sunny day · dry spell