Marble Sized Hail

Hail becomes severe when it is 1 inch or larger in diameter or about the size of a quarter.

Marble sized hail.

Hail is usually pea sized to marble sized but big thunderstorms can produce big hail. The largest hailstone recovered in the u s. Photo courtesy of jaqlyn avouris. Large hail in eastern lapeer county.

0 2 1 2 inches. The more extreme the wind the larger hailstones will be. 0 6 2 4 inches. We encourage measurement not estimation of hail size.

Strips leaves off plants damages vegetables in gardens. When marble sized hail is reported we must decide if it s a big marble or small marble and how big of. Makes holes in leaves and flowering plants. Converting traditional hail size descriptions traditional object to size conversion for assessment and translation of severe hail reports.

There were many more reports of of pea and marble size hail. Breaks glass scrapes paint and wood dents metal perforates tents. Piles of large hail near midland. 0 4 1 8 inches.