Marble Sized Hail

Breaks glass scrapes paint and wood dents metal perforates tents.

Marble sized hail.

We encourage measurement not estimation of hail size. 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. Marble sized hail 1 2 inch marble sized hail can also fall into this safe zone and not normally cause damage to a roof. Converting traditional hail size descriptions traditional object to size conversion for assessment and translation of severe hail reports.

The largest hailstone recovered in the u s. 0 6 2 4 inches. There were many more reports of of pea and marble size hail. Strips leaves off plants damages vegetables in gardens.

0 2 1 2 inches. Fell in vivian sd on june 23 2010 with a diameter of 8 inches. The more extreme the wind the larger hailstones will be. Large hail in eastern lapeer county.

Hail is usually pea sized to marble sized but big thunderstorms can produce big hail. Photo courtesy of jaqlyn avouris. Piles of large hail near midland. Hail becomes severe when it is 1 inch or larger in diameter or about the size of a quarter.